About Padra Village

Padra is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 128 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176059
Area (hectares)	30.55 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	128
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Padra compares

By the 2011 count Padra is the 243rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 30.55 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Padra

Padra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padra from other places

Padra lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, 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 Padra
Nearest railway station	Paror	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	8.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km

Villages closest to Padra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padra village had a population of 252. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Padra village has 128 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padra has about 969 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 1062.

The pincode recorded for Padra is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padra covers 30.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padra falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padra is Paror, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Padra.

Padra is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padra is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 3.4 km away. Palampur is about 8.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.