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About Padamapur Village

Padamapur is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 286 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padamapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padamapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 286
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Padamapur compares

By the 2011 count Padamapur is the 65th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Padamapur

The census records public bus service for Padamapur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padamapur from other places

Padamapur lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 3.7 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 Padamapur
Nearest railway station Lodhma 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 15 km
Nearest town Ranchi 17 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km

Villages closest to Padamapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padamapur village had a population of 593. That makes it the 65th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Padamapur village has 286 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padamapur has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Padamapur is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padamapur covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padamapur falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Padamapur is Lodhma, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Padamapur.

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

Padamapur is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Lodhma is about 3.7 km away. Karra is about 15 km away. Ranchi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silapat (under 2 km), Galalong (under 2 km) and Hardigara (under 2 km).

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

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