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About Padiar Village

Padiar is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 107 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 766 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padiar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 242.8 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 107
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 766
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 Padiar compares

By the 2011 count Padiar is the 57th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 242.8 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Padiar

Padiar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padiar 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 Padiar from other places

Padiar lies about 23 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Padiar
Nearest town Shimla 20 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 23 km
District headquarters Solan 23 km

Villages closest to Padiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padiar village had a population of 189. That makes it the 57th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Padiar village has 107 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padiar has about 766 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Padiar is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padiar covers 242.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Padiar falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padiar is Salogra, 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 km distance for Padiar.

Padiar is about 23 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padiar is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 20 km away. Salogra is about 20 km away. Darlaghat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kueru (3.4 km), Jandoi (4.8 km) and Malawan (5.0 km).

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

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