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About Padha Village

Padha is one of the larger villages in Assandh tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,561, made up of 2,954 males and 2,607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padha village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Assandh
Pincode 132036
Area (hectares) 1429 hectares
Population 5,561
Male Population 2,954
Female Population 2,607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padha compares

By the 2011 count Padha is the 11th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents. Its 1429 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Padha

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

Padha lies about 24 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Gharaunda, about 18 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 Padha
Tehsil headquarters Assandh 18 km
Nearest town Āsandh 18 km
Nearest railway station Gharaunda 18 km
District headquarters Karnal 24 km

Villages closest to Padha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padha village had a population of 5,561. That makes it the 11th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents.

Padha village has 2,954 males and 2,607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padha has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Padha is 132036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padha covers 1429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padha falls under Assandh tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Padha is Gharaunda, about 18 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 village for Padha.

Padha is about 24 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padha is in Assandh tehsil of Karnal district. Assandh is about 18 km away. Āsandh is about 18 km away. Gharaunda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhambar Heri (under 2 km), Sheikhupura Manchuri (3.6 km) and Balran Gran (4.1 km).

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

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