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About Bhadiar Village

Bhadiar is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,836, made up of 1,422 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadiar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144523
Area (hectares) 573 hectares
Population 2,836
Male Population 1,422
Female Population 1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadiar compares

By the 2011 count Bhadiar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 573 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bhadiar

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

Bhadiar lies about 73 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 9.9 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 Bhadiar
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 34 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 73 km

Villages closest to Bhadiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadiar village had a population of 2,836. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bhadiar village has 1,422 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadiar has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bhadiar is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadiar covers 573 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhadiar falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhadiar is Lal kalan, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance for Bhadiar.

Bhadiar is about 73 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadiar is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Māchhīwāra is about 6.4 km away. Lal kalan is about 9.9 km away. Garhshankar 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 Malewal (3.5 km), Saidpur (11 km) and Haibowal (12 km).

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

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