Padma, Hazaribagh (community development block)

For disambiguation, see Padma (disambiguation).

Padma पदमा
Community development block
Padma Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Elevation	418 m (1,371 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	43,411
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Hazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Barhi
Website	hazaribag.nic.in
CD Block

Padma is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barhi subdivision of Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Padma is located at .

The block is situated at 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Hazaribagh. Hazaribagh National Park is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Padma. The Gram Panchayats covered by Padma intermediate panchayat are: Bandarbela, Bihari, Kutipisi, Padma, Pindarkon, Romi, Saraiya, and Suryapura.

History

Padma was the seat of Ramgarh Raj and the palace is located there.

Padma Block was established on 27 September 1995.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Padma CD Block had a total population of 56,014, all of which were rural. There were 28,941 males and 27,073 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 9,928 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 843.

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Padma CD Block was 32,133 out of which 19,195 were males and 12,938 were females.

Transport

Padma is on NH 33.

The 79.7 km long first stage railway project from Koderma to Hazaribagh costing Rs. 936 crore was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 February 2015. The railway line passes through the Padma CD Block and there is a station at Padma.