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About Papparapatti Village

Papparapatti is a large village in Pennagaram tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,733, made up of 2,477 males and 2,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1552.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papparapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papparapatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pennagaram
Pincode 636809
Area (hectares) 1552.75 hectares
Population 4,733
Male Population 2,477
Female Population 2,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papparapatti compares

By the 2011 count Papparapatti is the 22nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents. Its 1552.75 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 898.

Getting to Papparapatti

Papparapatti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Papparapatti as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Papparapatti from other places

Papparapatti lies about 15 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 8.6 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 Papparapatti
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 8.6 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 9.6 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pennagaram 20 km

Villages closest to Papparapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papparapatti village had a population of 4,733. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents.

Papparapatti village has 2,477 males and 2,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papparapatti has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Papparapatti is 636809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papparapatti covers 1552.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papparapatti falls under Pennagaram tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Papparapatti is Palakkodu, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance for Papparapatti.

Papparapatti is about 15 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papparapatti is in Pennagaram tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about 8.6 km away. Pālakkodu is about 9.6 km away. Dharmapuri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panaikulam (under 2 km), Madehalli (under 2 km) and Onnappagoundanahalli (3.8 km).

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

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