About Bhad Village

Bhad is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 128 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhad village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	173219
Area (hectares)	147 hectares
Population	243
Male Population	128
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhad compares

By the 2011 count Bhad is the 80th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 147 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 987.

Getting to Bhad

Bhad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhad from other places

Bhad lies about 8.5 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 4.5 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 Bhad
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	8.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	8.5 km

Villages closest to Bhad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Bhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhad village had a population of 243. That makes it the 80th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bhad village has 128 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhad has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bhad is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhad covers 147 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.

Bhad falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhad is Shoghi railway station, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhad.

Bhad is about 8.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhad is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 4.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 8.5 km away. Shimla is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.