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About Papala Kh Village

Papala Kh is a small village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 143 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.68 hectares hectares.

Papala Kh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papala Kh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 175.68 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 143
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papala Kh compares

By the 2011 count Papala Kh is the 75th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 175.68 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Papala Kh

Papala Kh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Papala Kh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Papala Kh from other places

Papala Kh lies about 44 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 8.2 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 Papala Kh
Nearest railway station Gond Umari 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 12 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 40 km
District headquarters Bhandara 44 km

Villages closest to Papala Kh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakoli 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 Papala Kh

As per the Census of India 2011, Papala Kh village had a population of 290. That makes it the 75th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Papala Kh village has 143 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papala Kh has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Papala Kh covers 175.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Papala Kh falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Papala Kh is Gond Umari, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance for Papala Kh.

Papala Kh is about 44 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papala Kh is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Gond Umari is about 8.2 km away. Sakoli is about 12 km away. Desāīganj is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zadgaon (1.7 km), Kesalwada (1.8 km) and Salai (4.1 km).

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

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