Village · Nilokheri, Karnal
# Padhana

Padhana is a village in Nilokheri sub-district of Karnal district, Haryana, PIN code 132117. The 2011 Census counted 5,260 people in 929 households, the 5th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.
- 5,260 people (2011)
- 929 households
- 77.7% literacy
- 132117 PIN code

## Padhana PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Padhana is 132117. Padhana falls in Nilokheri sub-district, Karnal district, Haryana.
- PIN code 132117
- Gram panchayat Padhana
- Community development block Nilokheri
- Census village code 059039

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Padhana from nearby towns?
- Nilokheri (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Karnal (district HQ) 17 km by road
- Taraori (nearest town) 2 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Padhana?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Padhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Tarawadi
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Tarawadi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Padhana known for?

The main crops are wheat, corn and mustard. Products made here include rice mill and atta chakki. About 86% of the 942 hectares of village land is sown, and 811 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Padhana

Of every 100 households in Padhana in 2011, 94 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Padhana · ■ Nilokheri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 94%
- Toilet within the home 67% 67%
- No toilet (open defecation) 28% 30%
- Tap water 80% 81%
- Drinking water within premises 83% 78%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 40% 40%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 58%
- Use banking services 42% 59%
- Television 79% 74%
- Mobile phone 75% 69%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 30% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 6%
- None of these assets 6% 10%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Padhana?

■ Padhana · ■ Nilokheri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.7% 73.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 884 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 832 829
- Working population 31.3% 34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 69.3% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 396 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 259 (16%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 395 (24%) · ■ Marginal 585 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nilokheri
- Nigdhu 7,832 people
- Shamgarh 7,131 people
- Sandhir 6,569 people
- Saga 5,727 people
- Raison 5,077 people
- Tikhana 4,995 people
- Son Kera 4,958 people
- Koer 4,290 people

All 76 villages in Nilokheri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Padhana? 132117
- How far is Padhana from Karnal? 17 km by road
- What is the population of Padhana? 5,260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padhana in? Karnal district (Nilokheri sub-district), Haryana
- What is the literacy rate of Padhana? 77.7% (Census 2011)

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