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About Bhardan Village

Bhardan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 110 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhardan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhardan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 58.94 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 110
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhardan compares

By the 2011 count Bhardan is the 90th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 58.94 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhardan

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

Bhardan lies about 14 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 Bhardan
Nearest town Sundarnagar 6.0 km
District headquarters Mandi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 15 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 46 km

Villages closest to Bhardan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhardan village had a population of 230. That makes it the 90th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Bhardan village has 110 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhardan has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhardan is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhardan covers 58.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhardan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhardan is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 Bhardan.

Bhardan is about 14 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhardan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 6.0 km away. Mandi is about 14 km away. Padhar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basehr (3.7 km), Maswahan (6.9 km) and Pipali (7.1 km).

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

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