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About Bhadua Village

Bhadua is a small village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 75 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 75
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadua compares

By the 2011 count Bhadua is the 73rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 983.

Getting to Bhadua

Bhadua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhadua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhadua from other places

Bhadua lies about 26 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 28 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 Bhadua
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 7.4 km
District headquarters Garhwa 26 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 28 km

Villages closest to Bhadua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadua village had a population of 155. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Bhadua village has 75 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadua has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bhadua is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadua covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhadua falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhadua is Garwa, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhadua.

Bhadua is about 26 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadua is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 7.4 km away. Garhwa is about 26 km away. Garwa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mungarain Alias Mugdah (1.9 km), Kedal (2.3 km) and Chaukri (2.8 km).

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

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