About Padher Village

Padher is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 295 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padher village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	72.74 hectares
Population	562
Male Population	295
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Padher compares

By the 2011 count Padher is the 60th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 72.74 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Padher

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

Padher lies about 9.9 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 8.9 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 Padher
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	5.5 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	8.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	9.9 km

Villages closest to Padher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padher village had a population of 562. That makes it the 60th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Padher village has 295 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padher has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Padher is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padher covers 72.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padher falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padher is Kangra Mandir, about 8.9 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 Padher.

Padher is about 9.9 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padher is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 5.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 5.5 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.