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About Bhad Village

Bhad is a mid sized village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 459 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.52 hectares hectares.

Bhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 449.52 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 459
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhad compares

By the 2011 count Bhad is the 80th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 449.52 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bhad

Bhad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhad as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhad from other places

Bhad lies about 5.8 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Sagma, about 3.6 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 Bhad
Nearest railway station Sagma 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 5.8 km
District headquarters Satna 5.8 km

Villages closest to Bhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhad village had a population of 883. That makes it the 80th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Bhad village has 459 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhad has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Bhad covers 449.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhad falls under Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhad is Sagma, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhad.

Bhad is about 5.8 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhad is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Sagma is about 3.6 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 5.8 km away. Satna is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhbogawan (1.9 km), Majhgawan (1.9 km) and Majhgawan Dhurandhar (1.9 km).

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

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