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About Papehar Village

Papehar is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 62 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 51.24 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 62
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papehar compares

By the 2011 count Papehar is the 195th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 51.24 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Papehar

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

Papehar lies about 42 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Papehar
Tehsil headquarters Amb 19 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 19 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km
District headquarters Una 42 km

Villages closest to Papehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papehar village had a population of 120. That makes it the 195th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Papehar village has 62 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papehar has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Papehar is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papehar covers 51.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papehar falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Papehar is Tripal, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Papehar.

Papehar is about 42 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papehar is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 19 km away. Tripal is about 19 km away. Talwāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlehar (under 2 km), Behar Jaswan Kashi (under 2 km) and Bhalehar (under 2 km).

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

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