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About Padhana Village

Padhana is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 25 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,440 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padhana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175022
Area (hectares) 6.14 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 25
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,440
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padhana compares

By the 2011 count Padhana is the 140th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 6.14 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Padhana

Padhana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padhana as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Padhana from other places

Padhana lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Padhana
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 31 km

Villages closest to Padhana

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 Padhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Padhana village had a population of 61. That makes it the 140th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Padhana village has 25 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padhana has about 1440 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Padhana is 175022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padhana covers 6.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Padhana is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Padhana.

Padhana is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padhana is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Sundarnagar is about 31 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 Hafwana (under 2 km), Ghurana (under 2 km) and Kanaid (under 2 km).

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

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