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About Bhedpuri Village

Bhedpuri is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 608 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhedpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhedpuri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 608
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhedpuri compares

By the 2011 count Bhedpuri is the 40th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Bhedpuri

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

Bhedpuri lies about 31 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 21 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 Bhedpuri
Tehsil headquarters Samana 5.2 km
Nearest town Samāna 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 21 km
District headquarters Patiala 31 km

Villages closest to Bhedpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhedpuri village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 40th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Bhedpuri village has 608 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhedpuri has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

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

Bhedpuri covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhedpuri falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhedpuri is Kalhemajra, about 21 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 Bhedpuri.

Bhedpuri is about 31 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhedpuri is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 5.2 km away. Samāna is about 5.2 km away. Kalhemajra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodra (1.6 km), Kotli (2.3 km) and Bahmana (3.2 km).

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

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