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About Padra Village

Padra is a small village in Ghatol tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 206 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Ghatol
Pincode 327023
Area (hectares) 115.07 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 206
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padra compares

By the 2011 count Padra is the 180th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 115.07 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Padra

Padra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padra from other places

Padra lies about 20 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Bhairongarh, about 65 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 Padra
District headquarters Banswara 20 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatol 34 km
Nearest railway station Bhairongarh 65 km

Villages closest to Padra

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 Padra

As per the Census of India 2011, Padra village had a population of 412. That makes it the 180th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Padra village has 206 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Padra is 327023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padra covers 115.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padra falls under Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Padra is Bhairongarh, about 65 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Padra.

Padra is about 20 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padra is in Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district. Banswara is about 20 km away. Bānswāra is about 20 km away. Ghatol is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baman Para (under 2 km), Kanadoki Ka Para (under 2 km) and Kherdipara (under 2 km).

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

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