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About Padri Village

Padri is a large village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,491, made up of 1,836 males and 1,655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares.

Padri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 3,491
Male Population 1,836
Female Population 1,655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Padri compares

By the 2011 count Padri is the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Padri

Padri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padri from other places

Padri lies about 69 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 6.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Padri
Nearest railway station Bithan 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 9.6 km
Nearest town Bakhri 9.6 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 69 km

Villages closest to Padri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahadurpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Padri

As per the Census of India 2011, Padri village had a population of 3,491. That makes it the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Padri village has 1,836 males and 1,655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padri has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Padri covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padri falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Padri is Bithan, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Padri.

Padri is about 69 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padri is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Bithan is about 6.1 km away. Bahadurpur is about 9.6 km away. Bakhri is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisambharpur (under 2 km), Bishambharpur (under 2 km) and Siram Pipra (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Padri today is likely to be higher.

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