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About Padirma Village

Padirma is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 698 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padirma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padirma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 277.32 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 698
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Padirma compares

By the 2011 count Padirma is the 26th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 277.32 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Padirma

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

How far is Padirma from other places

Padirma lies about 37 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Urwan, about 4.7 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 Padirma
Nearest railway station Urwan 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 5.8 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 15 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 37 km

Villages closest to Padirma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padirma village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 26th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Padirma village has 698 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padirma has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Padirma is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padirma covers 277.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padirma falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Padirma is Urwan, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance for Padirma.

Padirma is about 37 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padirma is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Urwan is about 4.7 km away. Barhi is about 5.8 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (under 2 km), Nathuamaran (under 2 km) and Karimati (under 2 km).

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

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