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About Papanashi Village

Papanashi is a mid sized village in Gadag tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 620 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papanashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papanashi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Gadag
Pincode 582103
Area (hectares) 500.97 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 620
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Papanashi compares

By the 2011 count Papanashi is the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,980 residents. Its 500.97 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Papanashi

Papanashi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Papanashi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Papanashi from other places

Papanashi lies about 8.7 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Gadag Junction, about 8.6 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 Papanashi
Nearest railway station Gadag Junction 8.6 km
Nearest town Gadag-Betageri 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gadag 8.7 km

Villages closest to Papanashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papanashi village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,980 residents.

Papanashi village has 620 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papanashi has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Papanashi is 582103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papanashi covers 500.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papanashi falls under Gadag tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Papanashi is Gadag Junction, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Papanashi.

Papanashi is about 8.7 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papanashi is in Gadag tehsil of Gadag district. Gadag Junction is about 8.6 km away. Gadag-Betageri is about 8.6 km away. Gadag is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambhapur (3.5 km), Adavisomapur (3.6 km) and Lakkundi (4.7 km).

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

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