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About Bhadar Village

Bhadar is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 83 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176324
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 83
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadar compares

By the 2011 count Bhadar is the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bhadar

Bhadar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhadar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhadar from other places

Bhadar lies about 33 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 50 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 Bhadar
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 13 km
District headquarters Chamba 33 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 50 km

Villages closest to Bhadar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadar village had a population of 165. That makes it the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Bhadar village has 83 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadar has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bhadar is 176324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadar covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhadar falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhadar is Chamunda Marg, about 50 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

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

Bhadar is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 13 km away. Chamba is about 33 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargaraon (2.8 km), Liundi (3.3 km) and Jangal Silpiri (3.6 km).

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

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