# Padampur Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/padampur-222338/ Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj # Padampur Padampur is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,522 people in 1,743 households**, the 3rd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 8,522people (2011) - 1,743households - 56.9%literacy - 970females per 1,000 males ## Padampur PIN code and other codes Padampur falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatTarabari - Community development blockDighalbank - Census village code222338 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padampur from nearby towns? - Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)41 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Padampur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Padampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dighalbank - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Padampur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 954 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Padampur Of every 100 households in Padampur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Padampur · ■ Dighalbank rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **9% Toilet within the home ****3%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****20%** **16% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****42%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****34%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Padampur? ■ Padampur · ■ Dighalbank rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%** **49.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992** **979 Working population ****32.2%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 47.2% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 321 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,234 (45%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 248 (9%) · **■** Marginal 918 (33%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank - Lachhmipur11,416 people - Tulshia10,501 people - Padampur8,472 people - Dahibhat8,344 people - Sat Kauwa8,112 people - Dhanola8,108 people [All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Padampur from Kishanganj?41 km by road - What is the population of Padampur?8,522 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padampur in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Padampur?56.9% (Census 2011)