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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Pranpati sahu
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- LGD code
- 503777
- Pincode
- 486889
- Post office
- Singrauli Colliery
- Population
- 2,298
- Households
- 532
- Literacy rate
- 50.9%
- Sex ratio
- 936 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,144
Census 2011 · in context
How Papal compares
By population, Papal ranks #24 of 124 villages in Sarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.9%
+5.6% vs mandal average
Papal50.9%
Sarai mandal45.3%
Singrauli district49.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
−39 vs mandal average
Papal936
Sarai mandal975
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.3 vs mandal average
Papal4.3
Sarai mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Papal at a glance
Papal is a village of 2,298 people in 532 households (Census 2011) in Sarai tehsil, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 124 villages in Sarai tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 45% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 486889, served by Singrauli Colliery post office; the LGD village code is 503777. The sarpanch is Pranpati sahu, and the village votes in Dhauhani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kunwar Singh Tekam. The population is estimated at 2,709 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Papal
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SINGRAULI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 98
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 98
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 92
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 0
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Papal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Papal
- LGD code
- 503777
- Pincode
- 486889
- Post office
- Singrauli Colliery
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,298
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,709
- Households
- 532
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 936
- Literacy rate
- 50.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sidhi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhauhani
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Mishra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kunwar Singh Tekam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Pranpati sahu
- Block / Mandal
- Sarai
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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