About Papilo Village

Papilo is a mid sized village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 302 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,285 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papilo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papilo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Tisri
Pincode	815317
Area (hectares)	63 hectares
Population	690
Male Population	302
Female Population	388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,285
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Papilo compares

By the 2011 count Papilo is the 42nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Papilo

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

Papilo lies about 52 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 14 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 Papilo
Tehsil headquarters	Tisri	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	14 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	40 km
District headquarters	Giridih	52 km

Villages closest to Papilo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papilo village had a population of 690. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Papilo village has 302 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papilo has about 1285 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Papilo is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papilo covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Papilo falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Papilo is Dhanwar, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Papilo.

Papilo is about 52 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papilo is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 9.3 km away. Dhanwar is about 14 km away. Kodarma is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.