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About Papdel Village

Papdel is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 645 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.35 hectares hectares.

Papdel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papdel village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 506.35 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 645
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papdel compares

By the 2011 count Papdel is the 25th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 506.35 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Papdel

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

How far is Papdel from other places

Papdel lies about 24 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 32 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 Papdel
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 23 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 24 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Pench 32 km

Villages closest to Papdel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papdel village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 25th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Papdel village has 645 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papdel has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Papdel covers 506.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papdel falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Papdel is Pench, about 32 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 village for Papdel.

Papdel is about 24 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papdel is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 23 km away. Rajgarh is about 24 km away. Rājgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koyla (2.8 km), Gokulpura (3.6 km) and Kherkhedikalan (3.8 km).

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

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