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About Bhud Village

Bhud is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 742 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 749 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhud village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 742
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 749
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhud compares

By the 2011 count Bhud is the 11th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Bhud

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

Bhud lies about 32 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 19 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 Bhud
Tehsil headquarters Baddi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 19 km
District headquarters Solan 32 km

Villages closest to Bhud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhud village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 11th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Bhud village has 742 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhud has about 749 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Bhud is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhud covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhud falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhud is Ghanauli, about 19 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 Bhud.

Bhud is about 32 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhud is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about under 2 km away. Ghanauli is about 19 km away. Solan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akanwali (under 2 km), Baddi Sitalpur (under 2 km) and Guru Majra (1.5 km).

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

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