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About Padima Village

Padima is a mid sized village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 766 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padima village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721428
Area (hectares) 134.32 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 766
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Padima compares

By the 2011 count Padima is the 41st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 134.32 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Padima

Padima is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padima as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nardanda, Narina, Nilkantapur and Nilpur. 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 Padima

As per the Census of India 2011, Padima village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 41st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Padima village has 766 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padima has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Padima is 721428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padima covers 134.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padima falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Padima notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Padima.

Padima is in Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Padima today is likely to be higher.

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