Padampur
For the Padampur tehsil see Padampur tehsil :for the village in Nepal see Padampur, Nepal
| Padampur | |||
| — city — | |||
|
|
|||
| Coordinates | 29°41′N 73°37′E / 29.68°N 73.62°ECoordinates: 29°41′N 73°37′E / 29.68°N 73.62°E | ||
| Country | India | ||
| State | Rajasthan | ||
| District(s) | Ganganagar | ||
| Population | 35,000 (2001[update]) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
| Area |
• 165 metres (541 ft) |
||
|
Codes
|
|||
Padampur (in Hindi: पदमपुर ) is a city and a municipality in Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.Most of the people staying in Padampur are refugees who had come from Pakistan in and after 1947 as it is very near to the border. Mostly Punjabis are staying in Padampur.
[edit] Geography
Padampur is located at 29°41′N 73°37′E / 29.68°N 73.62°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 165 metres (541 feet). padampur is located in northen-western part of Ganganagar district. There is no direct railway link to this destination.The nearby main railway station is Sriganganagar. There is 132 KV Grid substation which is being upgraded to 220 KV GSS.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Padampur had a population of 16,958. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Padampur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%,
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Padampur
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
|
||||||||
 |
This article related to a location in Rajasthan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
