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About Padla Village

Padla is a mid sized village in Ghatol tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 692 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Ghatol
Pincode 327027
Area (hectares) 453.41 hectares
Population 1,429
Male Population 692
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padla compares

By the 2011 count Padla is the 66th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 453.41 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Padla

Padla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padla from other places

Padla lies about 26 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about 58 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 Padla
Tehsil headquarters Ghatol 13 km
District headquarters Banswara 26 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Dhodhar 58 km

Villages closest to Padla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padla village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 66th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Padla village has 692 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padla has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Padla is 327027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padla covers 453.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padla falls under Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Padla is Dhodhar, about 58 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Padla.

Padla is about 26 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padla is in Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district. Ghatol is about 13 km away. Banswara is about 26 km away. Bānswāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phutiya Doongri (under 2 km), Goj Rathor (under 2 km) and Mahapura Rathor (under 2 km).

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

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