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About Paddi Village

Paddi is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,122, made up of 1,120 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paddi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paddi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141206
Area (hectares) 369 hectares
Population 2,122
Male Population 1,120
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Paddi compares

By the 2011 count Paddi is the 41st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Paddi

Paddi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paddi 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 Paddi from other places

Paddi lies about 15 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 6.8 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 Paddi
Nearest railway station Sanehwal 6.8 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 15 km

Villages closest to Paddi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Paddi

As per the Census of India 2011, Paddi village had a population of 2,122. That makes it the 41st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Paddi village has 1,120 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paddi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Paddi is 141206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paddi covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paddi falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Paddi is Sanehwal, about 6.8 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 Paddi.

Paddi is about 15 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paddi is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sanehwal is about 6.8 km away. Sānehwāl is about 7.5 km away. Ludhiana East 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 Silon Kalan (under 2 km), Jassar (1.5 km) and Silon Khurd (2.0 km).

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

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