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About Padmaul Village

Padmaul is a large village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,669, made up of 1,305 males and 1,364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Padmaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padmaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 2,669
Male Population 1,305
Female Population 1,364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Padmaul compares

By the 2011 count Padmaul is the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Padmaul

Padmaul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Padmaul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Padmaul from other places

Padmaul lies about 21 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Rajapatti, about 2.1 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 Padmaul
Nearest railway station Rajapatti 2.1 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 21 km
District headquarters Saran 21 km

Villages closest to Padmaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padmaul village had a population of 2,669. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Padmaul village has 1,305 males and 1,364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padmaul has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Padmaul covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Padmaul falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Padmaul is Rajapatti, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance for Padmaul.

Padmaul is about 21 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padmaul is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Rajapatti is about 2.1 km away. Sāhibganj is about 21 km away. Mashrakh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padumpur (under 2 km), Sapahi (under 2 km) and Chand Kudaria (under 2 km).

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

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