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About Papin Village

Papin is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 120 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papin village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 120
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Papin compares

By the 2011 count Papin is the 266th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Papin

Papin is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Papin as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Papin from other places

Papin lies about 54 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mukerian, about 5.1 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 Papin
Nearest railway station Mukerian 5.1 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 6.1 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 54 km

Villages closest to Papin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papin village had a population of 260. That makes it the 266th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Papin village has 120 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papin has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Papin is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papin covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papin falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Papin is Mukerian, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Papin.

Papin is about 54 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papin is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 5.1 km away. Mukeriān is about 6.1 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagrohi (under 2 km), Amirpur (under 2 km) and Mirpur (under 2 km).

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

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