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About Bhardu Village

Bhardu is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 102 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhardu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhardu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176028
Area (hectares) 57.29 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 102
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhardu compares

By the 2011 count Bhardu is the 180th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 57.29 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bhardu

Bhardu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhardu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhardu from other places

Bhardu lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 22 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 Bhardu
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Talwāra 39 km

Villages closest to Bhardu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Bhardu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhardu village had a population of 182. That makes it the 180th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bhardu village has 102 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhardu has about 784 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bhardu is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhardu covers 57.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhardu falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhardu is Tripal, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhardu.

Bhardu is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhardu is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 8.1 km away. Tripal is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salehr (under 2 km), Kaseti (2.5 km) and Chakla (2.7 km).

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

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