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About Padampur Village

Padampur is one of the larger villages in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,522, made up of 4,326 males and 4,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 954 hectares hectares.

Padampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Area (hectares) 954 hectares
Population 8,522
Male Population 4,326
Female Population 4,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padampur compares

By the 2011 count Padampur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 954 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Padampur

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

How far is Padampur from other places

Padampur lies about 30 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 5.6 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 Padampur
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 9.0 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 15 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 30 km

Villages closest to Padampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dighalbank 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 Padampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Padampur village had a population of 8,522. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Padampur village has 4,326 males and 4,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padampur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Padampur covers 954 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padampur falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Padampur is Pawakhali, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Padampur is about 30 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padampur is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 5.6 km away. Dighalbank is about 9.0 km away. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichmari (under 2 km), Karuamani (1.6 km) and Algachhia (2.2 km).

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

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