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About Padli Village

Padli is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 58 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173234
Area (hectares) 48.94 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 58
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padli compares

By the 2011 count Padli is the 119th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 48.94 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Padli

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

How far is Padli from other places

Padli lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 7.1 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 Padli
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 9.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 10 km
District headquarters Solan 14 km

Villages closest to Padli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padli village had a population of 105. That makes it the 119th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Padli village has 58 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padli has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Padli is 173234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padli covers 48.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padli falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padli is Shoghi railway station, about 7.1 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 village for Padli.

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

Padli is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shoghi railway station is about 7.1 km away. Kandaghat is about 9.8 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kun (under 2 km), Benu (2.0 km) and Narood (2.0 km).

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

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