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About Paplog Village

Paplog is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 48 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paplog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paplog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 48
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paplog compares

By the 2011 count Paplog is the 84th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Paplog

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

Paplog lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Paplog
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Nearest town Baddi 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 31 km
District headquarters Solan 50 km

Villages closest to Paplog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paplog village had a population of 95. That makes it the 84th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Paplog village has 48 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paplog has about 979 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 1045.

The pincode recorded for Paplog is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paplog covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paplog falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paplog is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Paplog.

Paplog is about 50 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paplog is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Baddi is about 30 km away. Krishangarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatiwari (under 2 km), Maleria (under 2 km) and Mariun (under 2 km).

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

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