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About Padumpur Village

Padumpur is one of the larger villages in Satar Kataiya tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,610, made up of 3,511 males and 3,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padumpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Satar Kataiya
Pincode 852124
Area (hectares) 656 hectares
Population 6,610
Male Population 3,511
Female Population 3,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Padumpur compares

By the 2011 count Padumpur is the 8th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 656 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Padumpur

Padumpur 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 Padumpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padumpur from other places

Padumpur lies about 12 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about under 2 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 Padumpur
Nearest railway station Panchgachia under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Satar Kataiya 4.5 km
District headquarters Saharsa 12 km

Villages closest to Padumpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satar Kataiya 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 Padumpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Padumpur village had a population of 6,610. That makes it the 8th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Padumpur village has 3,511 males and 3,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padumpur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Padumpur is 852124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padumpur covers 656 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padumpur falls under Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Padumpur is Panchgachia, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Padumpur.

Padumpur is about 12 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padumpur is in Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district. Panchgachia is about under 2 km away. Satar Kataiya is about 4.5 km away. Saharsa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijalpur (1.6 km), Chauri Bijalpur (1.6 km) and Rakeapatti (3.4 km).

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

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