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About Paprodi Village

Paprodi is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 550 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paprodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paprodi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141114
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 550
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Paprodi compares

By the 2011 count Paprodi is the 65th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Paprodi

Paprodi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paprodi 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 Paprodi from other places

Paprodi lies about 32 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about under 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 Paprodi
Nearest railway station Samrala under 2 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 32 km

Villages closest to Paprodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paprodi village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 65th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Paprodi village has 550 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paprodi has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Paprodi is 141114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paprodi covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paprodi falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Paprodi is Samrala, about under 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 <5 km distance for Paprodi.

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

Paprodi is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about under 2 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 12 km away. Ludhiana 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 Shamaspur (under 2 km), Bhagwanpura (under 2 km) and Chak Raudi (1.7 km).

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

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