About Paddar Village

Paddar is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 278 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paddar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paddar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	106 hectares
Population	539
Male Population	278
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paddar compares

By the 2011 count Paddar is the 54th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Paddar

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

Paddar lies about 8.3 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 46 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 Paddar
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	8.3 km
District headquarters	Chamba	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	46 km

Villages closest to Paddar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paddar village had a population of 539. That makes it the 54th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Paddar village has 278 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paddar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Paddar is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paddar covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paddar falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paddar is Nurpur Road, about 46 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 Paddar.

Paddar is about 8.3 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paddar is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 8.3 km away. Chamba is about 8.3 km away. Nurpur Road is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.