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About Padda Village

Padda is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 706 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 706
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Padda compares

By the 2011 count Padda is the 24th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Padda

Padda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padda 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 Padda from other places

Padda lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, 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 Padda
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 7.3 km
Nearest town Batāla 25 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Padda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Padda

As per the Census of India 2011, Padda village had a population of 1,322. That makes it the 24th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Padda village has 706 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padda has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Padda is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padda covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padda falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Padda is Rattar Chattar, 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 km distance for Padda.

Padda is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padda is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 4.7 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 7.3 km away. Batāla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Goraya (under 2 km), Shahpur Jajan (under 2 km) and Tarowali (1.5 km).

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

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