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About Padra Village

Padra is one of the larger villages in Amrabad tehsil, in the district of Mahbubnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,464, made up of 2,838 males and 2,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 509201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padra village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Mahbubnagar
Tehsil Amrabad
Pincode 509201
Area (hectares) 1273 hectares
Population 5,464
Male Population 2,838
Female Population 2,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padra compares

By the 2011 count Padra is the 4th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,256 residents. Its 1273 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Padra

Padra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 101 km from Mahbubnagar, and the nearest railway station is Macherla, about 60 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
Tehsil headquarters Amrabad 8.1 km
Nearest town Achampet 26 km
Nearest railway station Macherla 60 km
District headquarters Mahbubnagar 101 km

Villages closest to Padra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amrabad 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 5,464. That makes it the 4th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,256 residents.

Padra village has 2,838 males and 2,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padra has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Padra is 509201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padra covers 1273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padra falls under Amrabad tehsil of Mahbubnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Padra is Macherla, about 60 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Padra.

Padra is about 101 km from Mahbubnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padra is in Amrabad tehsil of Mahbubnagar district. Amrabad is about 8.1 km away. Achampet is about 26 km away. Macherla is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmapur (7.1 km), Amrabad (8.1 km) and Vankeshwaram (8.6 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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