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About Padampur Village

Padampur is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 351 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 223.89 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 351
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padampur compares

By the 2011 count Padampur is the 35th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 223.89 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 982.

Getting to Padampur

Padampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padampur as Available within 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 Padampur from other places

Padampur lies about 62 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 4.7 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 Dubrajpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 62 km

Villages closest to Padampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnagar 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 671. That makes it the 35th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Padampur village has 351 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padampur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Padampur is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padampur covers 223.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padampur falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Padampur is Dubrajpur, about 4.7 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 village for Padampur.

Padampur is about 62 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padampur is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 4.7 km away. Dubrājpur is about 5.5 km away. Rajnagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adampur (under 2 km), Chak Agaya (2.1 km) and Patalpur (3.2 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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