About Bhadal Village

Bhadal is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 235 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176083
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	465
Male Population	235
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhadal compares

By the 2011 count Bhadal is the 128th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bhadal

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

Bhadal lies about 7.3 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 5.6 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 Bhadal
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	5.6 km
District headquarters	Kangra	7.3 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	24 km

Villages closest to Bhadal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadal village had a population of 465. That makes it the 128th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bhadal village has 235 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadal has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bhadal is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadal covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhadal falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhadal is Kangra Mandir, about 5.6 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 Bhadal.

Bhadal is about 7.3 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadal is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 5.6 km away. Kangra is about 7.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.