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About Papal Village

Papal is a mid sized village in Jafferabad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 672 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 999 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Jafferabad
Pincode 431208
Area (hectares) 999 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 672
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papal compares

By the 2011 count Papal is the 46th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,631 residents. Its 999 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Papal

Papal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Papal as Available within village. 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 Papal from other places

Papal lies about 32 km from Jalna. 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 Papal
Nearest town Deūlgaon Rāja 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jafferabad 32 km
District headquarters Jalna 32 km

Villages closest to Papal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papal village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 46th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,631 residents.

Papal village has 672 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papal has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Papal is 431208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papal covers 999 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.

Papal falls under Jafferabad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Papal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Papal.

Papal is about 32 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papal is in Jafferabad tehsil of Jalna district. Deūlgaon Rāja is about 8.9 km away. Jafferabad is about 32 km away. Jalna is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachanera (1.7 km), Nandkheda (3.9 km) and Kinhi (4.7 km).

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

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