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About Bhamlada Village

Bhamlada is a mid sized village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,887, made up of 1,010 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamlada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamlada village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dhar Kalan
Pincode 145022
Area (hectares) 765 hectares
Population 1,887
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhamlada compares

By the 2011 count Bhamlada is the 10th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 765 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bhamlada

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

Bhamlada lies about 68 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 24 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 Bhamlada
Nearest railway station Budhi 24 km
Nearest town Kathua 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhar Kalan 34 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 68 km

Villages closest to Bhamlada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Bhamlada

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamlada village had a population of 1,887. That makes it the 10th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Bhamlada village has 1,010 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamlada has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Bhamlada is 145022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhamlada covers 765 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhamlada falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhamlada is Budhi, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhamlada.

Bhamlada is about 68 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamlada is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Budhi is about 24 km away. Kathua is about 30 km away. Dhar Kalan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phangota (24 km), Thara Jhikla (28 km) and Thara Uparla (28 km).

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

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