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About Papra Village

Papra is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 667 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 584.08 hectares
Population 1,353
Male Population 667
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papra compares

By the 2011 count Papra is the 42nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 584.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Papra

Papra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Papra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nahanda, Nalpani, Nangu Tola and Nargi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Papra

As per the Census of India 2011, Papra village had a population of 1,353. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Papra village has 667 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papra has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Papra is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papra covers 584.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papra falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Papra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Papra.

Papra is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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