Village · Shamli, Muzaffarnagar
# Taprana

Taprana is a village in Shamli sub-district of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 12,767 people in 2,018 households, the 4th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.
- 12,767 people (2011)
- 2,018 households
- 67.0% literacy
- 857 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taprana

Of every 100 households in Taprana in 2011, 52 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Taprana · ■ Shamli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 48%
- Toilet within the home 60% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 38% 42%
- Tap water 7% 17%
- Drinking water within premises 55% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 90%
- Use banking services 47% 68%
- Television 32% 50%
- Mobile phone 59% 68%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 14% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 4%
- None of these assets 27% 12%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Taprana?

■ Taprana · ■ Shamli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.0% 71.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 857 874
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 837 836
- Working population 31.4% 31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 56.2% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 879 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,681 (42%) · ■ Household industry 29 (1%) · ■ Other work 1,060 (26%) · ■ Marginal 356 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shamli
- Maisani Ismailpur 16,605 people
- Hasanpur Lahari 13,223 people
- Lisarh 13,077 people
- Babri 11,544 people
- Banti Khera 11,075 people
- Lak 10,512 people
- Kudana 10,203 people

All 135 villages in Shamli

## Other places named Taprana
- Taprana · Village, Karnal, Karnal · 2,806 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Taprana? 12,767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taprana in? Muzaffarnagar district (Shamli sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Taprana? 67.0% (Census 2011)

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