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About Padampur Village

Padampur is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 213 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padampur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 161.07 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 213
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padampur compares

By the 2011 count Padampur is the 66th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 161.07 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Padampur

Padampur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Padampur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Padampur from other places

Padampur lies about 103 km from Nainital, 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
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 33 km
District headquarters Nainital 103 km

Villages closest to Padampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhari 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 474. That makes it the 66th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Padampur village has 213 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padampur has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Padampur is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padampur covers 161.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padampur falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital 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 10+ km distance.

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

Padampur is about 103 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padampur is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Kotdwara is about 6.0 km away. Kotdwāra is about 6.0 km away. Dhari is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodar (5.8 km), Jamarari (11 km) and Paitana (14 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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