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About Bhada Village

Bhada is a small village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 154 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.13 hectares hectares.

Bhada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 125.13 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 154
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhada compares

By the 2011 count Bhada is the 138th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 125.13 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1000.

Getting to Bhada

Bhada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhada from other places

Bhada lies about 17 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 5.2 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 Bhada
Nearest railway station Namli 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 10 km
District headquarters Ratlam 17 km
Nearest town Ratlām 17 km

Villages closest to Bhada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhada village had a population of 302. That makes it the 138th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Bhada village has 154 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhada has about 961 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 1000.

Bhada covers 125.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhada falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhada is Namli, about 5.2 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 village for Bhada.

Bhada is about 17 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhada is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Namli is about 5.2 km away. Sailana is about 10 km away. Ratlam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barda (under 2 km), Bagriyo Ki Khedi (4.9 km) and Bhilo Ki Khedi (4.9 km).

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

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