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About Papawan Village

Papawan is a small village in Bamori tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 92 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares.

Papawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Bamori
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 92
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Papawan compares

By the 2011 count Papawan is the 199th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Papawan

Papawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Papawan 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Norai, Padon, Pakhar and Panchora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Papawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Papawan village had a population of 167. That makes it the 199th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Papawan village has 92 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papawan has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Papawan covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Papawan falls under Bamori tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Papawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Papawan.

Papawan is in Bamori tehsil of Guna district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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