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About Bhedi Village

Bhedi is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 257 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhedi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 257
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhedi compares

By the 2011 count Bhedi is the 45th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bhedi

Bhedi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhedi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhedi from other places

Bhedi lies about 7.4 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 7.4 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 Bhedi
District headquarters Kangra 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 7.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 13 km

Villages closest to Bhedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Bhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhedi village had a population of 527. That makes it the 45th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Bhedi village has 257 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhedi has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bhedi is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhedi covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhedi falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhedi is Kangra Mandir, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhedi.

Bhedi is about 7.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhedi is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra is about 7.4 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 7.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandi (2.5 km), Mundla (3.1 km) and Panjlehr (5.6 km).

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

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