Padra | |
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Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 1,302 ha (3,217 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,700 |
• Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 314024[1] |
Village code | 03339200 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-12 |
Sex ratio | 1:1 ♂/♀ |
Website | dungarpur |
Padra is a small village of 1302 hectares in Sagwara Tehsil in Dungarpur district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Padra depends on Sagwara, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include One tap, One Well supply, One tank, One tubewell, 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 Tubewell. Padra's pin code is 314024[4], and village code is 03339200. The area of Padra is segregated as 87 hectares irrigated area, 400 hectares unirrigated, the 156 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 522 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Padra has One post office (Padra B.O) and One public telephone. The village is connected with a single bus service. 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 Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 3700 and has total administration over 772 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 2155 people are literate in Padra out of which 1236 are males and 919 are females.
Padra has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 1489 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 848 male, 641 female with 312 (20.95%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 294 males and 18 females. 63 males and 3 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 5 male and 1 female agricultural labor. 1177 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 Sagwara and Dungarpur to sell wheat and make their living.