About Papperi Village

Papperi is a mid sized village in Arcot tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 334 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papperi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papperi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Arcot
Pincode	632503
Area (hectares)	179.01 hectares
Population	638
Male Population	334
Female Population	304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 18 km distance

How Papperi compares

By the 2011 count Papperi is the 73rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 179.01 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Papperi

Papperi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Papperi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Papperi from other places

Papperi lies about 30 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Walaja Road Junction, about 16 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 Papperi
Nearest town	Walajapet	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arcot	11 km
Nearest railway station	Walaja Road Junction	16 km
District headquarters	Vellore	30 km

Villages closest to Papperi

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

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Common questions about Papperi

As per the Census of India 2011, Papperi village had a population of 638. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Papperi village has 334 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papperi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Papperi is 632503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papperi covers 179.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papperi falls under Arcot tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Papperi is Walaja Road Junction, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Papperi.

Papperi is about 30 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papperi is in Arcot tehsil of Vellore district. Walajapet is about 10 km away. Arcot is about 11 km away. Walaja Road Junction is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.