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About Bhadrun Village

Bhadrun is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 173 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadrun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadrun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177041
Area (hectares) 95.71 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 173
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadrun compares

By the 2011 count Bhadrun is the 50th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 95.71 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Bhadrun

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

Bhadrun 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 Bhadrun
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 10 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 43 km

Villages closest to Bhadrun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadrun village had a population of 363. That makes it the 50th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Bhadrun village has 173 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadrun has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Bhadrun is 177041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadrun covers 95.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhadrun falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhadrun 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 Bhadrun.

Bhadrun 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.

Bhadrun is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 10 km away. Hamirpur is about 20 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghalol (under 2 km), Kuhal (2.2 km) and Dalohal (3.3 km).

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

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