# Taprog Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Taprog

Taprog is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 104 households**, the 18th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 451people (2011)
- 104households
- 84.1%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Taprog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taprog is 172021.** Taprog falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023770

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

## How far is Taprog from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)83 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)71 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 Taprog?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Taprog; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khuni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Taprog known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Taprog

Of every 100 households in Taprog in 2011, 99 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Taprog · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**36%

Use banking services ****99%**

**91%

Television ****74%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Taprog?

■ Taprog · ■ Nankhari rural average

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

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**959

Working population ****63.4%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 80.8% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 268 (94%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%)

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 Nankhari

- Kandreri494 people
- Theli491 people
- Gahan487 people
- Kungal482 people
- Manjholi445 people
- Punan441 people
- Dharunja438 people
- Lahru434 people

[All 102 villages in Nankhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taprog?172021
- How far is Taprog from Shimla?83 km by road
- What is the population of Taprog?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taprog in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Taprog?84.1% (Census 2011)