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About Padri Village

Padri is one of the larger villages in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,908, made up of 3,627 males and 3,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 847201
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 6,908
Male Population 3,627
Female Population 3,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Padri compares

By the 2011 count Padri is the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Padri

Padri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Padri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 32 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 9.0 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 Biraul 9.0 km
Nearest town Benipur 9.0 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 32 km

Villages closest to Padri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biraul 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 6,908. That makes it the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Padri village has 3,627 males and 3,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padri has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Padri is 847201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padri covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Padri falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Padri is Biraul, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Padri is about 32 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 Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 9.0 km away. Benipur is about 9.0 km away. Darbhanga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saho (under 2 km), Mahua (under 2 km) and Sihol (under 2 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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