# Padhana, Sarangpur, Rajgarh – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/sarangpur/padhana/ Village · Sarangpur, Rajgarh # Padhana Padhana is a village in [Sarangpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/sarangpur/) sub-district of [Rajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **6,987 people in 1,484 households**, the 1st largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 6,987people (2011) - 1,484households - 71.9%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Padhana PIN code and other codes Padhana falls in Sarangpur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSarangpur - Census village code480050 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padhana from nearby towns? - Sarangpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Rajgarh (district HQ)80 km by road - Shajapur (nearest town)37 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 Padhana? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Padhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sarangpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajgarh - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Padhana known for? The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include agarbatti, sarota and cloths. About 86% of the 1,184 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Padhana Of every 100 households in Padhana in 2011, 80 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Padhana · ■ Sarangpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **60% Toilet within the home ****32%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **89% Tap water ****24%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **97% Use banking services ****32%** **32% Television ****33%** **16% Mobile phone ****40%** **38% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **43% Own their home ****88%** **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 Padhana? ■ Padhana · ■ Sarangpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **64.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **939 Working population ****36.7%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 59.9% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 439 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 441 (17%) · **■** Household industry 102 (4%) · **■** Other work 533 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1,047 (41%) 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 Sarangpur - Padlya Mataji5,598 people - Sandaota5,003 people - Bhayana4,441 people - Limachauhan3,718 people [All 138 villages in Sarangpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/sarangpur/villages/) ## Other places named Padhana - Padhana · Village, Nilokheri, Karnal · 5,260 people - Padhana · Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi · 61 people ## Quick answers - How far is Padhana from Rajgarh?80 km by road - What is the population of Padhana?6,987 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padhana in?Rajgarh district (Sarangpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Padhana?71.9% (Census 2011)