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About Papro Village

Papro is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 617 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 88.09 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 617
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papro compares

By the 2011 count Papro is the 38th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 88.09 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Papro

Papro is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Papro as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Papro from other places

Papro lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 18 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 Papro
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan under 2 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 18 km
Nearest town Bagaha 26 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Papro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papro village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 38th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Papro village has 617 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papro has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Papro is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papro covers 88.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Papro falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Papro is Barhi, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Papro.

Papro is about 44 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papro is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about under 2 km away. Barhi is about 18 km away. Bagaha 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 Kalwa Chak (under 2 km), Modi Chak (under 2 km) and Chaithi (under 2 km).

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

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