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About Papirda Village

Papirda is a small village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 154 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papirda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papirda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 401 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 154
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papirda compares

By the 2011 count Papirda is the 106th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Papirda

Papirda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Papirda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Papirda from other places

Papirda lies about 56 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 29 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 Papirda
Nearest town Būndu 24 km
Nearest railway station Barabambo 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 31 km
District headquarters Ranchi 56 km

Villages closest to Papirda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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 Papirda

As per the Census of India 2011, Papirda village had a population of 311. That makes it the 106th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Papirda village has 154 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papirda has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Papirda is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papirda covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Papirda falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Papirda is Barabambo, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Papirda.

Papirda is about 56 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papirda is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 24 km away. Barabambo is about 29 km away. Tamar I 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 Tamrana (2.2 km), Baghai (2.9 km) and Patsahidih (3.8 km).

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

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