About Papaur Village

Papaur is one of the larger villages in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,047, made up of 2,405 males and 2,642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares.

Papaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Pachrukhi
Area (hectares)	399 hectares
Population	5,047
Male Population	2,405
Female Population	2,642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,099
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Papaur compares

By the 2011 count Papaur is the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Papaur

Papaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Papaur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Papaur from other places

Papaur lies about 5.2 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 4.9 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 Papaur
Nearest railway station	Siwan Junction	4.9 km
District headquarters	Siwan	5.2 km
Nearest town	Siwān	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachrukhi	5.9 km

Villages closest to Papaur

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

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Common questions about Papaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Papaur village had a population of 5,047. That makes it the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Papaur village has 2,405 males and 2,642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papaur has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Papaur covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Papaur falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Papaur is Siwan Junction, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Papaur.

Papaur is about 5.2 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papaur is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Junction is about 4.9 km away. Siwan is about 5.2 km away. Siwān is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.