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About Paplahan Village

Paplahan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 160 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paplahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paplahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 200.06 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 160
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paplahan compares

By the 2011 count Paplahan is the 43rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 200.06 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Paplahan

Paplahan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paplahan 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 Paplahan from other places

Paplahan lies about 9.9 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 41 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 Paplahan
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 5.3 km
District headquarters Mandi 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 41 km

Villages closest to Paplahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paplahan village had a population of 338. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Paplahan village has 160 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paplahan has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Paplahan is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paplahan covers 200.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paplahan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paplahan is Buffer Stop, about 41 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 Paplahan.

Paplahan is about 9.9 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paplahan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 5.3 km away. Mandi is about 9.9 km away. Buffer Stop is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sari (3.5 km), D P F Kasambal (3.9 km) and Dhundha (4.5 km).

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

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