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About Paplah Village

Paplah is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 45 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,356 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paplah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paplah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Galore
Pincode 177026
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 45
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,356
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paplah compares

By the 2011 count Paplah is the 82nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Paplah

Paplah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paplah 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paplah from other places

Paplah lies about 30 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 19 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 Paplah
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 19 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 31 km
Nearest town Talwāra 38 km

Villages closest to Paplah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paplah village had a population of 106. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Paplah village has 45 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paplah has about 1356 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Paplah is 177026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paplah covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paplah falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paplah is Jawalamukhi Road, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paplah.

Paplah is about 30 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paplah is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 19 km away. Hamirpur is about 30 km away. Galore is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gahli (2.0 km), Jiana (4.2 km) and Sukrala (4.3 km).

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

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