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About Papnas Village

Papnas is a mid sized village in Madha tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 664 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 631 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413250, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papnas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papnas village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Madha
Pincode 413250
Area (hectares) 631 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 664
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papnas compares

By the 2011 count Papnas is the 80th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents. Its 631 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Papnas

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

Papnas lies about 65 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisgaon, about 4.0 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 Papnas
Nearest railway station Mahisgaon 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Madha 10 km
Nearest town Kurduvādi 12 km
District headquarters Solapur 65 km

Villages closest to Papnas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papnas village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 80th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents.

Papnas village has 664 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papnas has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Papnas is 413250. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papnas covers 631 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papnas falls under Madha tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Papnas is Mahisgaon, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Papnas.

Papnas is about 65 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papnas is in Madha tehsil of Solapur district. Mahisgaon is about 4.0 km away. Madha is about 10 km away. Kurduvādi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ridhore (under 2 km), Mhaisgaon (3.1 km) and Tandulwadi (3.3 km).

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

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