About Padampur

For the Padampur tehsil see Padampur tehsil:for the village in Nepal see Padampur, Nepal Padampur (in Hindi: ) 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. Padampur is located at 2941N 7337E / 29.68N 73.62E / 29.68; 73.62. It has an average elevation of 165metres (541feet). 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. As of 2001 India census, 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%,