About Padhar Village

Padhar is a large village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,667, made up of 1,350 males and 1,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chamba
Pincode	176314
Area (hectares)	386.64 hectares
Population	2,667
Male Population	1,350
Female Population	1,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Padhar compares

By the 2011 count Padhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 386.64 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Padhar

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

Padhar lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Padhar
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chamba	26 km

Villages closest to Padhar

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

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Common questions about Padhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Padhar village had a population of 2,667. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Padhar village has 1,350 males and 1,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padhar has about 976 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Padhar is 176314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padhar covers 386.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padhar falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padhar is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Padhar.

Padhar is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padhar is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 23 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.