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About Papi Village

Papi is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 449 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.55 hectares hectares.

Papi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 152.55 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 449
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Papi compares

By the 2011 count Papi is the 218th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 152.55 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 942.

Getting to Papi

Papi 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 Papi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Papi from other places

Papi lies about 13 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 2.0 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 Papi
Nearest railway station Khairahi 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 13 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 13 km

Villages closest to Papi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papi village had a population of 872. That makes it the 218th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Papi village has 449 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Papi covers 152.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papi falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Papi is Khairahi, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Papi.

Papi is about 13 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papi is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 2.0 km away. Robertsganj is about 13 km away. Sonbhadra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagauti (under 2 km), Kasya Kalan (under 2 km) and Kasya Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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