About Bhodan Village

Bhodan is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 77 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhodan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhodan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173222
Area (hectares)	99.8 hectares
Population	140
Male Population	77
Female Population	63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	818
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhodan compares

By the 2011 count Bhodan is the 87th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 99.8 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 967.

Getting to Bhodan

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

Bhodan lies about 22 km from Solan. 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 Bhodan
Nearest town	Shimla	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	17 km
District headquarters	Solan	22 km

Villages closest to Bhodan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhodan village had a population of 140. That makes it the 87th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Bhodan village has 77 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhodan has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bhodan is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhodan covers 99.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhodan falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhodan 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 Bhodan.

Bhodan is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhodan is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 8.4 km away. Kandaghat is about 17 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.