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About Padampur Village

Padampur is a large village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,428, made up of 1,289 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721649, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721649
Area (hectares) 53.62 hectares
Population 2,428
Male Population 1,289
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Padampur compares

By the 2011 count Padampur is the 27th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 53.62 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Padampur

Padampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padampur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padampur from other places

Padampur lies about 42 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Uluberia, about 14 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 town Pujali 14 km
Nearest railway station Uluberia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 20 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 42 km

Villages closest to Padampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamluk 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 2,428. That makes it the 27th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Padampur village has 1,289 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padampur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Padampur is 721649. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padampur covers 53.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Padampur falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Padampur is Uluberia, about 14 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 km distance for Padampur.

Padampur is about 42 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padampur is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Pujali is about 14 km away. Uluberia is about 14 km away. Tamluk is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamudpur (2.3 km), Jay Krishnapur (3.2 km) and Barbasanta (3.6 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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