# Padian Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Padian

Padian is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176040**. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 43 households**, the 56th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 217people (2011)
- 43households
- 87.4%literacy
- 176040PIN code

## Padian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Padian is 176040.** Padian falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176040
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017707

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Padian from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)15 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 Padian?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Padian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bijhri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijhri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Padian known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 34% of the 18 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Padian

Of every 100 households in Padian in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Padian · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**77%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****98%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Padian?

■ Padian · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**885

Working population ****53.0%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.0% for men and 76.5% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 29 (25%) · **■** Other work 51 (44%) · **■** Marginal 35 (30%)

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 Dhatwal

- Tajiar233 people
- Barla232 people
- Dandwin229 people
- Sariana220 people
- Dakhyora212 people
- Sudar212 people
- Garari211 people
- Balh Brahmana206 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Padian?176040
- How far is Padian from Hamirpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Padian?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padian in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padian?87.4% (Census 2011)