# Papan Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad 

# Papan

Papan is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **587 people in 99 households**, the 110th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 587people (2011)
- 99households
- 55.6%literacy
- 817females per 1,000 males

## Papan PIN code and other codes

Papan falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSeoni-Malwa
- Census village code487092

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Papan from nearby towns?

- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)80 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town)33 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Papan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Papan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seoni Malwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Papan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 67% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Papan

Of every 100 households in Papan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Papan · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**31%

Own their home ****84%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Papan?

■ Papan · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**905

Working population ****35.1%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 43.9% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 95 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (32%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 34 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Seoni-Malwa

- Dimawar618 people
- Narri595 people
- Samardha595 people
- Bhiladiya Khurd593 people
- Babadiya Bapu586 people
- Surangi573 people
- Borkunda567 people
- Lahi564 people

[All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Papan from Hoshangabad?80 km by road
- What is the population of Papan?587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Papan in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Papan?55.6% (Census 2011)