# Papal Village, Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/papal/ Village · Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati # Papal Papal is a village in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,158 people in 773 households**, the 6th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 3,158people (2011) - 773households - 80.9%literacy - 990females per 1,000 males ## Papal PIN code and other codes Papal falls in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNandgaon-Khandeshwar - Census village code533116 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Papal from nearby towns? - Mund Nishankrao (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)48 km by road - Amravati (nearest town)48 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 Papal? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Papal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nandgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Papal known for? About 77% of the 1,580 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,099 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 Papal Of every 100 households in Papal in 2011, 83 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 24 a car. ■ Papal · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **80% Toilet within the home ****43%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **61% Tap water ****72%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **89% Use banking services ****73%** **54% Television ****51%** **35% Mobile phone ****24%** **31% Computer with internet ****24%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****24%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **42% Own their home ****85%** **92% 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 Papal? ■ Papal · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **916 Working population ****54.1%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 76.0% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 194 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,023 (60%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 113 (7%) · **■** Marginal 345 (20%) 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 Nandgaon-Khandeshwar - Loni3,901 people - Mangrul Chawala3,763 people - Wadhona Ramnath3,243 people - Dabha3,179 people - Salod2,386 people - Veni Ganeshpur2,304 people - Maholi Chor2,295 people - Takli Bk.2,206 people [All 161 villages in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Papal from Amravati?48 km by road - What is the population of Papal?3,158 (Census 2011) - Which district is Papal in?Amravati district (Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Papal?80.9% (Census 2011)