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About Padana Village

Padana is a small village in Jodiya tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 83 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 853.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Jodiya
Pincode 361220
Area (hectares) 853.49 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 83
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padana compares

By the 2011 count Padana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 853.49 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Padana

Padana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padana as Available within village. 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 Padana from other places

Padana lies about 58 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Lavanpur, 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 Padana
Nearest town Dhrol 23 km
Nearest railway station Lavanpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Jodiya 28 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 58 km

Villages closest to Padana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padana village had a population of 165. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Padana village has 83 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padana has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Padana is 361220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padana covers 853.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Padana falls under Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Padana is Lavanpur, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Padana.

Padana is about 58 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padana is in Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district. Dhrol is about 23 km away. Lavanpur is about 24 km away. Jodiya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodka (3.3 km), Koyli (3.6 km) and Pithad (4.9 km).

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

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