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About Bhadak Village

Bhadak is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 441 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140401
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 441
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
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 Bhadak compares

By the 2011 count Bhadak is the 144th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Bhadak

Bhadak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhadak 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 Bhadak from other places

Bhadak lies about 20 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Rajpura Junction, about 5.2 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 Bhadak
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Rajpura Junction 5.2 km
District headquarters Patiala 20 km

Villages closest to Bhadak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadak village had a population of 807. That makes it the 144th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Bhadak village has 441 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadak has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Bhadak is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadak covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhadak falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhadak is Rajpura Junction, about 5.2 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 Bhadak.

Bhadak is about 20 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadak is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura is about 4.6 km away. Rajpura Junction is about 5.2 km away. Patiala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sardargarh (under 2 km), Gazipur (under 2 km) and Kheri Gandean (1.8 km).

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

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