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About Padampur Village

Padampur is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 265 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padampur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 229.84 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 265
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padampur compares

By the 2011 count Padampur is the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 229.84 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

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 village. 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 13 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 23 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
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Charama 16 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 23 km
Nearest town Kānker 24 km

Villages closest to Padampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Charama 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 524. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Padampur village has 265 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padampur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Padampur is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padampur covers 229.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padampur falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Padampur is Gudum, about 23 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 village for Padampur.

Padampur is about 13 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padampur is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 13 km away. Charama is about 16 km away. Gudum is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katagaon (2.8 km), Parsoda (3.1 km) and Jawartara (3.8 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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