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About Bhadrash Village

Bhadrash is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 306 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadrash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadrash village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 336.1 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 306
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadrash compares

By the 2011 count Bhadrash is the 38th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 336.1 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bhadrash

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

Bhadrash lies about 49 km from Shimla. 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 Bhadrash
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 9.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 49 km

Villages closest to Bhadrash

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadrash village had a population of 555. That makes it the 38th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Bhadrash village has 306 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadrash has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bhadrash is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadrash covers 336.1 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.

Bhadrash falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhadrash notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhadrash.

Bhadrash is about 49 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadrash is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirth (2.2 km), Datt Nagar (2.2 km) and Doi (2.4 km).

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

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