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About Bhadesar Village

Bhadesar is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,677, made up of 3,059 males and 2,618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.3 hectares hectares.

Bhadesar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadesar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 417.3 hectares
Population 5,677
Male Population 3,059
Female Population 2,618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhadesar compares

By the 2011 count Bhadesar is the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 417.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bhadesar

Bhadesar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhadesar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhadesar from other places

Bhadesar lies about 33 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 1.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhadesar
Nearest railway station Bathnaha 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 3.9 km
District headquarters Araria 33 km

Villages closest to Bhadesar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhadesar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadesar village had a population of 5,677. That makes it the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Bhadesar village has 3,059 males and 2,618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadesar has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Bhadesar covers 417.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhadesar falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhadesar is Bathnaha, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhadesar.

Bhadesar is about 33 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadesar is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 1.8 km away. Forbesganj is about 3.9 km away. Araria is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (under 2 km), Matiari (1.6 km) and Bhatiahi (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhadesar today is likely to be higher.

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