Papriਪਪਰੀ

Where is Papri?

Papri is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and is served by the Paprio gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039190, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 293 people in Papri: 152 men and 141 women, living in 55 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 353 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 928 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 13 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 82.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.92 per cent and women at 74.8 per cent. The census recorded 243 workers, about 83 per cent of the village. Of the 195 main workers, the largest group, 146, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 agricultural labourers and 11 cultivators on their own land. A further 48 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Papri's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (83 hectares). The census recorded 11 cultivators and 35 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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

Getting there

Papri is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manauli, Chachu Majra, Chilla and Rurka.

What is the population of Papri?

The population of Papri was 293 at the 2011 census, living in 55 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Papri have?

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