About Bhadwan Village

Bhadwan is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 371 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176200
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	691
Male Population	371
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhadwan is the 71st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhadwan

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

Bhadwan lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 8.3 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 Bhadwan
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	8.3 km
Nearest town	Mamun	24 km
District headquarters	Kangra	37 km

Villages closest to Bhadwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadwan village had a population of 691. That makes it the 71st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bhadwan village has 371 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadwan has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bhadwan is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadwan covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhadwan falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhadwan is Talara, about 8.3 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 Bhadwan.

Bhadwan is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadwan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 6.8 km away. Talara is about 8.3 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.