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About Padra Village

Padra is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 377 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Pincode 210431
Area (hectares) 446.31 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 377
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padra compares

By the 2011 count Padra is the 73rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 446.31 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Padra

Padra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padra as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Nahdoura, Nandpura, Nauhai and Noranga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Padra

As per the Census of India 2011, Padra village had a population of 706. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Padra village has 377 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padra has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Padra is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padra covers 446.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Padra falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Padra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Padra.

Padra is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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