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About Padampur Village

Padampur is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 377 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493891, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padampur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493891
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 377
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 the 62nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

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 109 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 61 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 Mainpur 34 km
Nearest town Kānker 44 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 61 km
District headquarters Raipur 109 km

Villages closest to Padampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mainpur 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 766. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Padampur village has 377 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padampur has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Padampur is 493891. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padampur covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padampur falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Padampur is Dhamtari, about 61 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 109 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padampur is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 34 km away. Kānker is about 44 km away. Dhamtari is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panigaon (6.5 km), Gawargaon (9.2 km) and Amali (11 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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