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About Padhian Village

Padhian is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 107 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padhian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padhian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175033
Area (hectares) 20.62 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 107
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padhian compares

By the 2011 count Padhian is the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 20.62 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Padhian

Padhian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padhian 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padhian from other places

Padhian lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 34 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 Padhian
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 34 km

Villages closest to Padhian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padhian village had a population of 207. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Padhian village has 107 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padhian has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Padhian is 175033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padhian covers 20.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padhian falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padhian is Joginder Nagar, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Padhian.

Padhian is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padhian is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balehra (2.8 km), Bhadrol (6.6 km) and Sarnota (6.7 km).

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

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