About Papra Village

Papra is a large village in Punahana tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,868, made up of 1,465 males and 1,403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papra village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Mewat
Tehsil	Punahana
Pincode	121104
Area (hectares)	312 hectares
Population	2,868
Male Population	1,465
Female Population	1,403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Papra compares

By the 2011 count Papra is the 32nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Papra from other places

Papra lies about 28 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Banchari, about 24 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 Papra
Tehsil headquarters	Punahana	7.6 km
Nearest town	Pūnāhāna	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Banchari	24 km
District headquarters	Mewat	28 km

Villages closest to Papra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papra village had a population of 2,868. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents.

Papra village has 1,465 males and 1,403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papra has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Papra is 121104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papra covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Papra falls under Punahana tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Papra is Banchari, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Papra.

Papra is about 28 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papra is in Punahana tehsil of Mewat district. Punahana is about 7.6 km away. Pūnāhāna is about 7.6 km away. Banchari is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.