# Sapela Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Sapela

Sapela is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **142 people in 29 households**, the 109th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 142people (2011)
- 29households
- 84.1%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Sapela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sapela is 172027.** Sapela falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023826

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sapela from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)108 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sapela?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sapela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bara Gaon
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bara Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sapela known for?

About 59% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sapela

Of every 100 households in Sapela in 2011, 100 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Sapela · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**18%

Tap water ****83%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**26%

Use banking services ****66%**

**87%

Television ****83%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sapela?

■ Sapela · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**935

Working population ****57.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 76.1% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 12 (15%) · **■** Marginal 69 (85%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain

- Shehdari151 people
- Bharari144 people
- Dagrot144 people
- Dhala142 people
- Jhamol141 people
- Manu140 people
- Thanu140 people
- Hathiya137 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sapela?172027
- How far is Sapela from Shimla?108 km by road
- What is the population of Sapela?142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sapela in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sapela?84.1% (Census 2011)