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About Bhadrun Village

Bhadrun is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 46 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 59.75 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 46
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadrun compares

By the 2011 count Bhadrun is the 155th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 59.75 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1070.

Getting to Bhadrun

Bhadrun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhadrun as Available within <5 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 Bhadrun from other places

Bhadrun lies about 31 km from Kangra, 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 Khundian 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 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 Khundian 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 81. That makes it the 155th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Bhadrun village has 46 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadrun has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Bhadrun is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadrun covers 59.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhadrun falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhadrun.

Bhadrun is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadrun is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 8.3 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 26 km away. Kangra 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 Kud (under 2 km), Chalol (under 2 km) and Rachhan (under 2 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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