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About Padrafala Village

Padrafala is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 460 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padrafala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padrafala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314403
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 895
Male Population 460
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Padrafala compares

By the 2011 count Padrafala is the 130th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Padrafala

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

Padrafala lies about 31 km from Dungarpur. 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 Padrafala
Nearest town Sāgwāra 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 31 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 31 km

Villages closest to Padrafala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padrafala village had a population of 895. That makes it the 130th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Padrafala village has 460 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padrafala has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Padrafala is 314403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padrafala covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padrafala falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Padrafala notes the nearest railway station 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 Padrafala.

Padrafala is about 31 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padrafala is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sāgwāra is about 6.0 km away. Simalwara is about 31 km away. Dungarpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khumanpura (12 km), Popatli (16 km) and Gehuwa (17 km).

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

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