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About Padampur Village

Padampur is a large village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,008, made up of 1,516 males and 1,492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padampur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 689.17 hectares
Population 3,008
Male Population 1,516
Female Population 1,492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
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 830 residents. Its 689.17 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Padampur

Padampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padampur as Available. 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 29 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 19 km
Nearest railway station Ghutku 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Padampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungeli 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 3,008. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Padampur village has 1,516 males and 1,492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padampur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Padampur is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padampur covers 689.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padampur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Padampur is Ghutku, about 24 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Padampur.

Padampur is about 29 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padampur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 19 km away. Ghutku is about 24 km away. Bilaspur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Totakapa (under 2 km), Phulwari (1.8 km) and Solhabelha (2.6 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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