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About Papri Village

Papri is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 129 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 244715
Area (hectares) 93.11 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 129
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Papri compares

By the 2011 count Papri is the 95th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 678 residents. Its 93.11 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Papri

The census records public bus service for Papri as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Papri from other places

Papri lies about 35 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Pirumadara, about 3.6 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 Papri
Nearest railway station Pirumadara 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 8.7 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 8.7 km
District headquarters Nainital 35 km

Villages closest to Papri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papri village had a population of 253. That makes it the 95th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 678 residents.

Papri village has 129 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papri has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Papri is 244715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papri covers 93.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papri falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Papri is Pirumadara, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Papri.

Papri is about 35 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papri is in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district. Pirumadara is about 3.6 km away. Ramnagar is about 8.7 km away. Rāmnagar is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripura Soan (under 2 km), Bhawanipur Bari (under 2 km) and Jitpur Tanda (under 2 km).

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

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