About Bhadan Village

Bhadan is a small village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 19 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 526 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Maudaha
Pincode	210506
Area (hectares)	136.96 hectares
Population	29
Male Population	19
Female Population	10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	526
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhadan compares

By the 2011 count Bhadan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 136.96 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Bhadan

Bhadan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhadan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhadan from other places

Bhadan lies about 14 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 29 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 Bhadan
Tehsil headquarters	Maudaha	14 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	29 km
Nearest town	Mandi	44 km

Villages closest to Bhadan

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

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Common questions about Bhadan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadan village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Bhadan village has 19 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadan has about 526 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Bhadan is 210506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadan covers 136.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhadan falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhadan is Panchrukhi, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bhadan is about 14 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadan is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Maudaha is about 14 km away. Hamirpur is about 14 km away. Panchrukhi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.