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About Bharad Village

Bharad is a small village in Akrani tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 118 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akrani
Pincode 425414
Area (hectares) 244.9 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 118
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharad compares

By the 2011 count Bharad is the 142nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 244.9 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1015.

Getting to Bharad

Bharad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharad as Available within <5 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 Bharad from other places

Bharad lies about 33 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khatgaon, about 5.1 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 Bharad
Nearest railway station Khatgaon 5.1 km
Nearest town Navāpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Akrani 33 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 33 km

Villages closest to Bharad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharad village had a population of 218. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Bharad village has 118 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharad has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Bharad is 425414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharad covers 244.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bharad falls under Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bharad is Khatgaon, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bharad.

Bharad is about 33 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharad is in Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khatgaon is about 5.1 km away. Navāpur is about 19 km away. Akrani is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keli (2.5 km), Kelimojara (2.5 km) and Asali (5.5 km).

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

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