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About Papila Village

Papila is a large village in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,004, made up of 1,020 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743247, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papila village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743247
Area (hectares) 98.25 hectares
Population 2,004
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Papila compares

By the 2011 count Papila is the 57th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 98.25 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Papila

Papila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Papila as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Naturia Srirampur, Nowapara, Padmapukur and Palta. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Papila

As per the Census of India 2011, Papila village had a population of 2,004. That makes it the 57th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Papila village has 1,020 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papila has about 965 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Papila is 743247. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papila covers 98.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Papila falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Papila notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Papila.

Papila is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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