About Bhedwal Village

Bhedwal is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,425, made up of 741 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhedwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhedwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	147001
Area (hectares)	253 hectares
Population	1,425
Male Population	741
Female Population	684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
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 Bhedwal compares

By the 2011 count Bhedwal is the 69th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Bhedwal

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

Bhedwal lies about 22 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about 4.0 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 Bhedwal
Nearest railway station	Sarai Banjara	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	7.8 km
District headquarters	Patiala	22 km

Villages closest to Bhedwal

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.

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Common questions about Bhedwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhedwal village had a population of 1,425. That makes it the 69th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Bhedwal village has 741 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhedwal has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Bhedwal is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhedwal covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhedwal falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhedwal is Sarai Banjara, about 4.0 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 Bhedwal.

Bhedwal is about 22 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhedwal is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sarai Banjara is about 4.0 km away. Rajpura is about 7.8 km away. Patiala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.