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About Padehr Village

Padehr is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 48 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 48
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padehr compares

By the 2011 count Padehr is the 239th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Padehr

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

Padehr lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Padehr
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Talwāra 36 km

Villages closest to Padehr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Padehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Padehr village had a population of 95. That makes it the 239th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Padehr village has 48 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padehr has about 979 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 1082.

The pincode recorded for Padehr is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padehr covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padehr falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padehr is Tripal, about 19 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 Padehr.

Padehr is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padehr is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 5.0 km away. Tripal is about 19 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaseti (1.9 km), Dhawala Khas (2.1 km) and Salehr (2.9 km).

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

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