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About Padsal Village

Padsal is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 133 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padsal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 59.3 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 133
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,195
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padsal compares

By the 2011 count Padsal is the 96th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 59.3 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Padsal

Padsal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padsal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Padsal from other places

Padsal lies about 14 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 Padsal
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 5.7 km
District headquarters Mandi 14 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 46 km

Villages closest to Padsal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padsal village had a population of 292. That makes it the 96th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Padsal village has 133 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padsal has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Padsal is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padsal covers 59.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padsal falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padsal is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 5 - 10 km distance for Padsal.

Padsal is about 14 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padsal is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.7 km away. Mandi is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Salaper Kangoo (under 2 km), Salaper (under 2 km) and Chhatar (1.7 km).

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

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