Padhar Tehsil - Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Padhar is an administrative tehsil in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Padhar is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Joginder Nagar, while the nearest airport is Kullu Manali Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 19.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 409 km², including 409.48 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 977 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Padhar Tehsil

Padhar Tehsil has a total of 149 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Alang (478	Rural	Sudhar
2	Babli	Rural	Cheli
3	Badi	Rural	Dlah
4	Badidhar (567	Rural	Bari Dhar
5	Badwahan	Rural	Urla
6	Bah	Rural	Bah
7	Bahi	Rural	Dlah
8	Balh	Rural	Tikker
9	Banogi	Rural	Shilag
10	Baragaon	Rural	Shilag
11	Barohi	Rural	Tikker
12	Basehar	Rural	Dlah
13	Bebla	Rural	Bah
14	Bhadwahan	Rural	Bhadwahan
15	Bharthwan	Rural	Urla
16	Bhaterh	Rural	Kathog
17	Bhatwari	Rural	Bari Dhar
18	Chehar	Rural	Shilag
19	Chela	Rural	Shilag
20	Cheli	Rural	Cheli
21	Chhahri	Rural	Bah
22	Chhuchhal	Rural	Ropa
23	Chukku	Rural	Chukku
24	D.P.F Kadund	Rural	Chukku
25	D.P.F. Badi Shingar	Rural	Kunnu
26	D.P.F. Bhubu	Rural	Silhbadhwani
27	D.P.F. Chotti Shingar	Rural	Kunnu
28	D.P.F. Deodhar	Rural	Urla
29	D.P.F. Dibkan	Rural	Urla
30	D.P.F. Futakhal	Rural	Jilhan
31	D.P.F. Hurang	Rural	Kathog
32	D.P.F. Kapaldhar	Rural	Silhbadhwani
33	D.P.F. Lower Khajri	Rural	Chukku
34	D.P.F. Mulsu	Rural	Gawali
35	D.P.F. Nagan	Rural	Chukku
36	D.P.F. Pali	Rural	Pali
37	D.P.F. Riyas	Rural	Ropa
38	D.P.F. Saraun	Rural	Bhadwahan
39	D.P.F. Sarda	Rural	Bari Dhar
40	D.P.F. Satidhar	Rural	Urla
41	D.P.F. Shilag	Rural	Shilag
42	D.P.F. Silhaswar	Rural	Jilhan
43	D.P.F. Tikkar	Rural	Sudhar
44	D.P.F. Upper Khajri	Rural	Chukku
45	Dagwan	Rural	Tarswan
46	Dalah	Rural	Dlah
47	Dalosa	Rural	Jilhan
48	Dhanahan	Rural	Bari Dhar
49	Dhangyan	Rural	Sudhar
50	Dhanwan	Rural	Sudhar
51	Droon	Rural	Ropa
52	Drugh	Rural	Bah
53	Dundha	Rural	Bari Dhar
54	Fagni	Rural	Siyun
55	Fared	Rural	Silhbadhwani
56	Gajaun	Rural	Kunnu
57	Garlog	Rural	Kajautdhar
58	Gawahan	Rural	Bari Dhar
59	Gawali	Rural	Gawali
60	Ghagtian	Rural	Sudhar
61	Ghagwana	Rural	Chukku
62	Ghanwag	Rural	Kathog
63	Ghoghardhar	Rural	Siyun
64	Ghumarda	Rural	Kajautdhar
65	Graman	Rural	Silhbadhwani
66	Gwalan	Rural	Jilhan
67	Hiun	Rural	Urla
68	Hiun	Rural	Pali
69	Hiyund	Rural	Bari Dhar
70	Hullu	Rural	Pali
71	Hurang	Rural	Kathog
72	Janahan	Rural	Kufri
73	Jhanad	Rural	Kufri
74	Jihlan	Rural	Jilhan
75	Jorla	Rural	Tikker
76	Kajotdhar	Rural	Kajautdhar
77	Kalangehr	Rural	Sudhar
78	Kalera	Rural	Bari Dhar
79	Kalon	Rural	Dlah
80	Kampan	Rural	Sudhar
81	Kashahra	Rural	Kathog
82	Kasher	Rural	Sudhar
83	Kashla	Rural	Kathog
84	Kathog	Rural	Kathog
85	Katipri	Rural	Dlah
86	Khajri	Rural	Chukku
87	Khil	Rural	Kufri
88	Kortang	Rural	Silhbadhwani
89	Kot	Rural	Kadhar
90	Kufri	Rural	Kufri
91	Kumaharda	Rural	Bari Dhar
92	Kungri	Rural	Silhbadhwani
93	Kunnu	Rural	Kunnu
94	Lagdhar	Rural	Kufri
95	Lakhwan	Rural	Jilhan
96	Lohra	Rural	Bhadwahan
97	Malog	Rural	Pali
98	Manglana	Rural	Kufri
99	Markhan	Rural	Jilhan
100	Maseran	Rural	Pali
101	Maswahan	Rural	Urla
102	Mulsu	Rural	Gawali
103	Nagan Buhali	Rural	Chukku
104	Nagan Uperli	Rural	Chukku
105	Nagrota	Rural	Pali
106	Narla	Rural	Kunnu
107	Nashdhra	Rural	Kufri
108	Nihoun	Rural	Kufri
109	Nog	Rural	Ropa
110	Nousha	Rural	Urla
111	Padwahan	Rural	Bari Dhar
112	Pali	Rural	Pali
113	Panjayatan	Rural	Bari Dhar
114	Paplahan	Rural	Chukku
115	Pekhra	Rural	Kathog
116	Pipali	Rural	Pali
117	Pundal	Rural	Gawali
118	Putakhal	Rural	Jilhan
119	Radahan	Rural	Urla
120	Ropa	Rural	Bah
121	Ropa -I	Rural	Kathog
122	Ropa-II	Rural	Ropa
123	Ropru	Rural	Bari Dhar
124	Sadyanidhar	Rural	Bah
125	Sahal	Rural	Kunnu
126	Salhana	Rural	Chukku
127	Saned	Rural	Dlah
128	Sarahan	Rural	Siyun
129	Saraun	Rural	Bhadwahan
130	Sari	Rural	Kajautdhar
131	Sarwala	Rural	Gawali
132	Satnog	Rural	Siyun
133	Seeh	Rural	Kunnu
134	Shagnal	Rural	Ropa
135	Shakrog	Rural	Siyun
136	Shilag	Rural	Shilag
137	Shilh	Rural	Silhbadhwani
138	Shilhbhadwani	Rural	Silhbadhwani
139	Shingar	Rural	Cheli
140	Silhikhad	Rural	Kufri
141	Siun	Rural	Siyun
142	Sudhar	Rural	Sudhar
143	Swar	Rural	Silhbadhwani
144	Tharki	Rural	Kufri
145	Tihri	Rural	Silhbadhwani
146	Tikkar	Rural	Sudhar
147	Tikkar	Rural	Tikker
148	Traila	Rural	Tikker
149	Urla	Rural	Urla

Population of Padhar Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Padhar Tehsil has a total population of 49,357 people, consisting of 24,963 males and 24,394 females. There are 10,432 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 121 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	49,357	49,357	0
Male Population	24,963	24,963	0
Female Population	24,394	24,394	0
Total Households	10,432	10,432	0
Population Density	121 / km²	121 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 32,301 literate people and 5,927 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 8,544 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,878 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	5,927	5,927
Literate Population	32,301	32,301
Illiterate Population	17,056	17,056
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	8,544	8,544
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,878	2,878

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Padhar (पधर)
District	Mandi
State / UT	Himachal Pradesh
Railway Station	Joginder Nagar
Total Area	409 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	977
Total Population (2011)	49,357
Density	121/km²
Total Villages	149

Nearby Tehsils in Mandi
Baldwara	Bhadrota
Dharmpur	Jogindarnagar
Kotli	Lad Bharol
Mandi	Sandhol
Sarkaghat	Sundarnagar