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About Padde Village

Padde is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 624 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padde village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143112
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 624
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Padde compares

By the 2011 count Padde is the 85th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Padde

Padde is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padde 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padde from other places

Padde lies about 35 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 2.3 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 Padde
Nearest railway station Baba Bakala Raiya 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 4.9 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 20 km
District headquarters Amritsar 35 km

Villages closest to Padde

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Padde

As per the Census of India 2011, Padde village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 85th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Padde village has 624 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padde has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Padde is 143112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padde covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padde falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Padde is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 2.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Padde.

Padde is about 35 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padde is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala Raiya is about 2.3 km away. Baba Bakala is about 4.9 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pheruman (under 2 km), Nijjar (1.5 km) and Chimabath (1.8 km).

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

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