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About Bhadam Village

Bhadam is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 766 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadam village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495112
Area (hectares) 300.1 hectares
Population 1,478
Male Population 766
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhadam compares

By the 2011 count Bhadam is the 62nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 300.1 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Bhadam

Bhadam 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 Bhadam as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhadam from other places

Bhadam lies about 16 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 4.0 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 Bhadam
Nearest railway station Ghutku 4.0 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 14 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 22 km

Villages closest to Bhadam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur 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 Bhadam

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadam village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Bhadam village has 766 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadam has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Bhadam is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadam covers 300.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhadam falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhadam is Ghutku, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhadam.

Bhadam is about 16 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadam is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ghutku is about 4.0 km away. Ratanpur is about 14 km away. Bilaspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamer (1.6 km), Gokulpur (3.2 km) and Ganiyari (3.4 km).

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

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