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About Papari Village

Papari is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 127 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 143.42 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 127
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papari compares

By the 2011 count Papari is the 80th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 143.42 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Papari

Papari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Papari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Papari from other places

Papari lies about 32 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 37 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 Papari
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 28 km
District headquarters Garhwal 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 37 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 37 km

Villages closest to Papari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papari village had a population of 238. That makes it the 80th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Papari village has 127 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papari has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Papari is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papari covers 143.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Papari falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Papari is Kotdwara, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Papari.

Papari is about 32 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papari is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 28 km away. Garhwal is about 32 km away. Kotdwara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banja Devi (1.8 km), Meldhar (2.7 km) and Gajarjal (3.1 km).

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

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