About Papahn Village

Papahn is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 527 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papahn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papahn village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176023
Area (hectares)	127.51 hectares
Population	1,076
Male Population	527
Female Population	549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Papahn compares

By the 2011 count Papahn is the 21st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 127.51 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Papahn

Papahn is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Papahn as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Papahn from other places

Papahn lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 3.6 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 Papahn
Nearest railway station	Harsar Dehri	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	5.9 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	24 km

Villages closest to Papahn

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papahn village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 21st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Papahn village has 527 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papahn has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Papahn is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papahn covers 127.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Papahn falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Papahn is Harsar Dehri, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Papahn.

Papahn is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papahn is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 3.6 km away. Jawali is about 5.9 km away. Talwāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.