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About Paprali Village

Paprali is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,396, made up of 736 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paprali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paprali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140013
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 1,396
Male Population 736
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paprali compares

By the 2011 count Paprali is the 23rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Paprali

Paprali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paprali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Paprali from other places

Paprali lies about 36 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Sahib, about 1.7 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 Paprali
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Sahib 1.7 km
Nearest town Sirhind 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 26 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 36 km

Villages closest to Paprali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Paprali

As per the Census of India 2011, Paprali village had a population of 1,396. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Paprali village has 736 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paprali has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Paprali is 140013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paprali covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paprali falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Paprali is Fatehgarh Sahib, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance for Paprali.

Paprali is about 36 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paprali is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 1.7 km away. Sirhind is about 2.6 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behdali (under 2 km), Bhalian (under 2 km) and Chutamali (under 2 km).

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

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