# Papala Bk. Village, Sakoli, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sakoli, Bhandara 

# Papala Bk.

Papala Bk. is a village in Sakoli sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **828 people in 197 households**, the 49th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 828people (2011)
- 197households
- 83.2%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Papala Bk. PIN code and other codes

Papala Bk. falls in Sakoli sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSakoli
- Census village code537156

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

## How far is Papala Bk. from nearby towns?

- Sakoli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)80 km by road
- Bhandara (nearest town)80 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 Papala Bk.?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Papala Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Godumari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sakoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Papala Bk. known for?

About 36% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Papala Bk.

Of every 100 households in Papala Bk. in 2011, 80 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Papala Bk. · ■ Sakoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**50%

Tap water ****40%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****98%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Papala Bk.?

■ Papala Bk. · ■ Sakoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1171**

**942

Working population ****65.3%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 74.6% for women. 71% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 428 (79%)

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 Sakoli

- Parastola884 people
- Pathari884 people
- Umarzari876 people
- Sakara843 people
- Amgaon Bk.780 people
- Rengepar763 people
- Walmazari759 people
- Salai Bk.748 people

[All 95 villages in Sakoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Papala Bk. from Bhandara?80 km by road
- What is the population of Papala Bk.?828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Papala Bk. in?Bhandara district (Sakoli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Papala Bk.?83.2% (Census 2011)