# Tarapur Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Tarapur

Tarapur is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **321 people in 61 households**, the 63rd largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 321people (2011)
- 61households
- 83.3%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Tarapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tarapur is 171220.** Tarapur falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025354

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

## How far is Tarapur from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)38 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 Tarapur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Tarapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Tarapur known for?

The main crops are **vegetables and potato**. About 34% of the 103 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 Tarapur

Of every 100 households in Tarapur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Tarapur · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**47%

Tap water ****94%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**51%

Use banking services ****67%**

**75%

Television ****77%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**88%

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 Tarapur?

■ Tarapur · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**908

Working population ****60.1%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 78.6% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 165 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (8%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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 Theog

- Anu324 people
- Chaihr322 people
- Mundu321 people
- Shilwa321 people
- Banjri317 people
- Chalawali314 people
- Darbar Balsan314 people
- Mahraug314 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tarapur?171220
- How far is Tarapur from Shimla?65 km by road
- What is the population of Tarapur?321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarapur in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tarapur?83.3% (Census 2011)