Papinਪਪਿਨ

Where is Papin?

Papin is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Baopur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031085, and it covers 46 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 260 people in Papin: 120 men and 140 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 46 hectares, the population density works out to about 565 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1167 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.31 per cent and women at 78.91 per cent. The census recorded 106 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 57 main workers, the largest group, 32, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 24 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 49 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Papin's land. Of the village's 46 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 33 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Papin is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bagrohi, Mehndipur, Baopur and Mauli.

What is the population of Papin?

The population of Papin was 260 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Papin have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Papin has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.