Padra | |
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Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 630 ha (1,560 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,131 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 323001 |
Village code | 02751800 |
ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
Vehicle registration | RJ-08 |
Sex ratio | 922 ♂/♀ |
Website | bundi |
Padra is a small village of 630 hectares in Keshoraipatan Tehsil in Bundi district, also known as a city of stepwells in the State of Rajasthan, India.[1] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Padra depends on KESHORAIPATAN, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[2] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, Two Wells supply, Two tanks, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, One canal and Two springs. Padra is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Padra's pin code is 323602[3], and village code is 02751800. The area of Padra is segregated as 378 hectares irrigated area, 24 hectares unirrigated, the 40.18 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 188 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Padra has One public telephone. Padra has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Padra is a census village in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 1131 and has total administration over 213 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 677 people are literate in Padra out of which 430 are males and 247 are females.
Padra has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 599 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 303 male, 296 female with 590 (98.5%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 299 males and 291 females. 108 males and 49 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 186 males and 238 female agricultural labor. 9 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of KESHORAIPATAN and Bundi to sell agricultural produce and make their living.