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About Padokha Village

Padokha is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 163 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,288 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padokha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249125
Area (hectares) 101.94 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 163
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,288
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 Padokha compares

By the 2011 count Padokha is the 132nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 101.94 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Padokha

Padokha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padokha 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. The nearest villages by name are Nauli Chack, Nauli Urph Chamol Gaon, Niswalibhat Gaon and Niwal Gaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Padokha

As per the Census of India 2011, Padokha village had a population of 373. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Padokha village has 163 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padokha has about 1288 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Padokha is 249125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padokha covers 101.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padokha falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Padokha 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 Padokha.

Padokha is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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