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About Papsara Village

Papsara is a large village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,994, made up of 1,583 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.04 hectares hectares.

Papsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papsara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 207.04 hectares
Population 2,994
Male Population 1,583
Female Population 1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papsara compares

By the 2011 count Papsara is the 51st largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 207.04 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Papsara

Papsara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Papsara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Papsara from other places

Papsara lies about 24 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Haldaur, about 7.8 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 Papsara
Nearest town Nihtaur 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Haldaur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 16 km
District headquarters Bijnor 24 km

Villages closest to Papsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papsara village had a population of 2,994. That makes it the 51st largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Papsara village has 1,583 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papsara has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Papsara covers 207.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Papsara falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Papsara is Haldaur, about 7.8 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 village for Papsara.

Papsara is about 24 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papsara is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nihtaur is about 6.8 km away. Haldaur is about 7.8 km away. Dhampur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur Turk (under 2 km), Choharpur (under 2 km) and Kumrara (under 2 km).

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

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