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About Bhadru Village

Bhadru is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 94 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,287 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177024
Area (hectares) 52.96 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 94
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,287
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadru compares

By the 2011 count Bhadru is the 147th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 52.96 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Bhadru

Bhadru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhadru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhadru from other places

Bhadru lies about 20 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 Bhadru
District headquarters Hamirpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 43 km

Villages closest to Bhadru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadru village had a population of 215. That makes it the 147th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Bhadru village has 94 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadru has about 1287 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Bhadru is 177024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadru covers 52.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhadru falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhadru is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhadru.

Bhadru is about 20 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadru is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 20 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 26 km away. Bhoranj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahlwin (1.8 km), Sundrahan (2.2 km) and Barthwan (3.7 km).

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

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