Skip to main content

About Kasba Paprola Village

Kasba Paprola is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,979, made up of 996 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasba Paprola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasba Paprola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 57.97 hectares
Population 1,979
Male Population 996
Female Population 983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kasba Paprola compares

By the 2011 count Kasba Paprola is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 57.97 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Kasba Paprola

Kasba Paprola is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kasba Paprola as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasba Paprola from other places

Kasba Paprola lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about under 2 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 Kasba Paprola
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Kasba Paprola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Kasba Paprola

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasba Paprola village had a population of 1,979. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kasba Paprola village has 996 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasba Paprola has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Kasba Paprola is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasba Paprola covers 57.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kasba Paprola falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kasba Paprola is Baijnath Paprola, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Kasba Paprola is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasba Paprola is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about under 2 km away. Baijnath is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malghota (under 2 km), Nagan (under 2 km) and Kothi (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.