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About Paplol Village

Paplol is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 47 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 787 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paplol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paplol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173234
Area (hectares) 27.92 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 47
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 787
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paplol compares

By the 2011 count Paplol is the 144th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 27.92 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Paplol

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

Paplol lies about 26 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 25 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 Paplol
Nearest town Nāhan 17 km
Nearest railway station Barog 25 km
District headquarters Solan 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 32 km

Villages closest to Paplol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paplol village had a population of 84. That makes it the 144th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Paplol village has 47 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paplol has about 787 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Paplol is 173234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paplol covers 27.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paplol falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paplol is Barog, about 25 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 Paplol.

Paplol is about 26 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paplol is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Nāhan is about 17 km away. Barog is about 25 km away. Solan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhola (7.5 km), Banehar (12 km) and Dharoti (12 km).

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

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