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About Padampur Village

Padampur is a large village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,459, made up of 1,570 males and 1,889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padampur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 129.58 hectares
Population 3,459
Male Population 1,570
Female Population 1,889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Padampur compares

By the 2011 count Padampur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 129.58 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Padampur

Padampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Padampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padampur from other places

Padampur lies about 15 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 6.0 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 Padampur
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 6.0 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 6.0 km
District headquarters Garhwal 15 km

Villages closest to Padampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padampur village had a population of 3,459. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Padampur village has 1,570 males and 1,889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padampur has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Padampur is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padampur covers 129.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Padampur falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Padampur is Kotdwara, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Padampur.

Padampur is about 15 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padampur is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwara is about 6.0 km away. Kotdwāra is about 6.0 km away. Garhwal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandpur (under 2 km), Ghamandpur (under 2 km) and Shiv Rajpur (under 2 km).

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

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