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About Bharad Village

Bharad is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 188 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 230.32 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 188
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharad compares

By the 2011 count Bharad is the 47th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 230.32 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bharad

Bharad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bharad from other places

Bharad lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 50 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 Bharad
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 6.1 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 31 km
District headquarters Mandi 33 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 50 km

Villages closest to Bharad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharad village had a population of 390. That makes it the 47th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Bharad village has 188 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharad has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bharad is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharad covers 230.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bharad falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharad is Summer Hill, about 50 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bharad.

Bharad is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharad is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 6.1 km away. Sundarnagar is about 31 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rord (1.8 km), Dadaun (2.0 km) and Balaindha (2.5 km).

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

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