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About Papda Village

Papda is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 522 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764.81 hectares hectares.

Papda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 764.81 hectares
Population 983
Male Population 522
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papda compares

By the 2011 count Papda is the 20th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 764.81 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Papda

Papda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Papda as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Pachpediya, Padariyaganj, Padriya Garhi and Paingawan. 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 Papda

As per the Census of India 2011, Papda village had a population of 983. That makes it the 20th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Papda village has 522 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papda has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Papda covers 764.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Papda falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Papda notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Papda.

Papda is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen 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 Papda today is likely to be higher.

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