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About Paplaj Village

Paplaj is a mid sized village in Kotri tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 380 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paplaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paplaj village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Kotri
Pincode 311603
Area (hectares) 287.26 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 380
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paplaj compares

By the 2011 count Paplaj is the 76th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 287.26 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Paplaj

Paplaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paplaj 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paplaj from other places

Paplaj lies about 31 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Barundini, about 30 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 Paplaj
Nearest town Shāhpura 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotri 30 km
Nearest railway station Barundini 30 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 31 km

Villages closest to Paplaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paplaj village had a population of 738. That makes it the 76th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Paplaj village has 380 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paplaj has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Paplaj is 311603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paplaj covers 287.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paplaj falls under Kotri tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Paplaj is Barundini, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paplaj.

Paplaj is about 31 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paplaj is in Kotri tehsil of Bhilwara district. Shāhpura is about 19 km away. Kotri is about 30 km away. Barundini is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birdhol (2.3 km), Gula Ka Khera (3.3 km) and Salriya (3.4 km).

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

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