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About Padri Village

Padri is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 412 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.86 hectares hectares.

Padri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 46.86 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 412
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padri compares

By the 2011 count Padri is the 84th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 46.86 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Padri

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

How far is Padri from other places

Padri lies about 28 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 22 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 Padri
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 6.5 km
Nearest town Bānsi 20 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 22 km
District headquarters Basti 28 km

Villages closest to Padri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padri village had a population of 824. That makes it the 84th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Padri village has 412 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Padri covers 46.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Padri falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Padri is Govindnagar, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Padri.

Padri is about 28 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padri is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 6.5 km away. Bānsi is about 20 km away. Govindnagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandwa Tiwari (under 2 km), Kusouna (under 2 km) and Sirsia (under 2 km).

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

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