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About Radhan Village

Radhan is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 408 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Radhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Radhan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 408
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Radhan compares

By the 2011 count Radhan is the 226th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Radhan

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

Radhan lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 9.2 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 Radhan
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 10 km
Nearest town Batāla 10 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Radhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Radhan village had a population of 792. That makes it the 226th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Radhan village has 408 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Radhan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Radhan is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Radhan covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Radhan falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Radhan is Vadala Granthin, about 9.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Radhan.

Radhan is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Radhan is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 9.2 km away. Batala is about 10 km away. Batāla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araianwali (under 2 km), Dadiala Najara (under 2 km) and Mirpur (under 2 km).

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

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