# Padwa, Palamu (Jharkhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Palamu, Jharkhand 

# Padwa

Padwa is a sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **46,957 people**, no towns and 34 villages (34 inhabited). The largest village is Pandwa (4,668 people).

- 46,957people (2011)
- 34villages
- 0towns
- 65.6%literacy

## Population of Padwa compared with Palamu

■ Padwa · ■ Palamu district

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**945

Working population ****42.5%**

**36.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Padwa

Of every 100 households in Padwa in 2011, 16 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Padwa · ■ Palamu district

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****64%**

**51%

Television ****22%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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).

## Largest villages in Padwa

- Pandwa · 4,668 people
- Murma · 2,596 people
- Kathautia · 2,406 people
- Gareriadih · 2,367 people
- Chhechhauri · 2,199 people
- Gari Khas · 2,130 people
- Majhiganw · 2,030 people
- Lohanra · 2,025 people
- Patra · 1,981 people
- Kokarsa · 1,841 people
- Golhana · 1,535 people
- Kajri · 1,535 people
- Batsara · 1,520 people
- Lohandi · 1,404 people
- Basu · 1,237 people
- Saraiya · 1,205 people

[All 34 villages in Padwa →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/padwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Padwa?34 (34 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Padwa in?Palamu district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Padwa?46,957 (Census 2011)