Skip to main content

About Padri Village

Padri is a small village in Firozpur tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 164 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Firozpur
Pincode 152002
Area (hectares) 41.24 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 164
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Padri compares

By the 2011 count Padri is the 267th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,115 residents. Its 41.24 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Padri

Padri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Padri from other places

Padri lies about 7.4 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahalam, about 4.3 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 Padri
Nearest railway station Mahalam 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Firozpur 7.4 km

Villages closest to Padri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padri village had a population of 326. That makes it the 267th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,115 residents.

Padri village has 164 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padri has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Padri is 152002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padri covers 41.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padri falls under Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Padri is Mahalam, about 4.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Padri.

Padri is about 7.4 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padri is in Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district. Mahalam is about 4.3 km away. Firozpur is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gillanwala (under 2 km), Rajiwala (under 2 km) and Bhadru (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.