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About Paprola Village

Paprola is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 119 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176082, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paprola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paprola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176082
Area (hectares) 69.2 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 119
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paprola compares

By the 2011 count Paprola is the 84th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 69.2 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Paprola

Paprola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paprola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Paprola from other places

Paprola lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, 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 Paprola
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km
Nearest town Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Paprola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paprola village had a population of 257. That makes it the 84th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Paprola village has 119 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paprola has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Paprola is 176082. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paprola covers 69.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paprola falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paprola is Panchrukhi, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paprola.

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.

Paprola is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 11 km away. Panchrukhi is about 24 km away. Kangra 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 Bheri Nichli (under 2 km), Bheri Uparli (under 2 km) and Alampur (under 2 km).

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

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