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About Paparnohsa Village

Paparnohsa is a large village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,521, made up of 1,305 males and 1,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares.

Paparnohsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paparnohsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 2,521
Male Population 1,305
Female Population 1,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paparnohsa compares

By the 2011 count Paparnohsa is the 25th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Paparnohsa

Paparnohsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paparnohsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paparnohsa from other places

Paparnohsa lies about 6.0 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Deepnagar Halt, about 5.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paparnohsa
Nearest railway station Deepnagar Halt 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Noorsarai 6.0 km
District headquarters Nalanda 6.0 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 8.1 km

Villages closest to Paparnohsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Noorsarai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Paparnohsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Paparnohsa village had a population of 2,521. That makes it the 25th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Paparnohsa village has 1,305 males and 1,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paparnohsa has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Paparnohsa covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paparnohsa falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paparnohsa is Deepnagar Halt, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paparnohsa.

Paparnohsa is about 6.0 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paparnohsa is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Deepnagar Halt is about 5.8 km away. Noorsarai is about 6.0 km away. Nalanda is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machhardiha (under 2 km), Jagdishpur Tiari (1.7 km) and Kaparsari (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paparnohsa today is likely to be higher.

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