About Bedal Village

Bedal is a large village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,206, made up of 1,119 males and 1,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bedal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bedal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Bhandra
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	515 hectares
Population	2,206
Male Population	1,119
Female Population	1,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bedal compares

By the 2011 count Bedal is the 7th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 515 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bedal

Bedal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bedal as Available within 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 Bedal from other places

Bedal lies about 14 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Irgaon, about 9.9 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 Bedal
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandra	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Irgaon	9.9 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	14 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	14 km

Villages closest to Bedal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedal village had a population of 2,206. That makes it the 7th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Bedal village has 1,119 males and 1,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedal has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bedal is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bedal covers 515 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bedal falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bedal is Irgaon, about 9.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bedal.

Bedal is about 14 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bedal is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Bhandra is about 4.6 km away. Irgaon is about 9.9 km away. Lohardaga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.