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About Padal Village

Padal is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 517 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 517
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Padal compares

By the 2011 count Padal is the 35th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Padal

Padal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padal from other places

Padal lies about 22 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, 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 Padal
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 7.1 km
District headquarters Kathua 22 km

Villages closest to Padal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padal village had a population of 964. That makes it the 35th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Padal village has 517 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padal has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Padal is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padal covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padal falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Padal is Chak Dayala, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Padal.

Padal is about 22 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 4.8 km away. Chak Dayala is about 7.1 km away. Kathua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur Barhmanan (under 2 km), Hor (under 2 km) and Chak Bathal (under 2 km).

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

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