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About Papredu Village

Papredu is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 632 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.63 hectares hectares.

Papredu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papredu village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 536.63 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 632
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papredu compares

By the 2011 count Papredu is the 58th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 536.63 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Papredu

Papredu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Papredu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Papredu from other places

Papredu lies about 63 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kotra, about 21 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 Papredu
Nearest railway station Kotra 21 km
Nearest town Dabra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 30 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 63 km

Villages closest to Papredu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papredu village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 58th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Papredu village has 632 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papredu has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 836.

Papredu covers 536.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papredu falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Papredu is Kotra, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Papredu.

Papredu is about 63 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papredu is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kotra is about 21 km away. Dabra is about 22 km away. Narwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabrasoni (under 2 km), Sahida Kalan (under 2 km) and Sahida Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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