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About Paud Village

Paud is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 165 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paud village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 82.05 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 165
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paud compares

By the 2011 count Paud is the 83rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 82.05 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Paud

Paud is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paud as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paud from other places

Paud lies about 8.1 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 3.4 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 Paud
Nearest railway station Samloti 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 3.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 8.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 11 km

Villages closest to Paud

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Paud

As per the Census of India 2011, Paud village had a population of 298. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Paud village has 165 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paud has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Paud is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paud covers 82.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paud falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paud is Samloti, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Paud is about 8.1 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paud is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 3.4 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 3.8 km away. Kangra is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Paud (under 2 km), Jasor (under 2 km) and Shera (under 2 km).

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

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