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About Bhadwan Village

Bhadwan is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,498, made up of 1,313 males and 1,185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 902.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221508
Area (hectares) 902.68 hectares
Population 2,498
Male Population 1,313
Female Population 1,185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhadwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhadwan is the 101st largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 902.68 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bhadwan

Bhadwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhadwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhadwan from other places

Bhadwan lies about 28 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about under 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 Bhadwan
Nearest railway station Saidabad under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 7.3 km
Nearest town Phulpur 18 km
District headquarters Allahabad 28 km

Villages closest to Bhadwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadwan village had a population of 2,498. That makes it the 101st largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Bhadwan village has 1,313 males and 1,185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadwan has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bhadwan is 221508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadwan covers 902.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhadwan falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhadwan is Saidabad, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Bhadwan.

Bhadwan is about 28 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadwan is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about under 2 km away. Handia is about 7.3 km away. Phulpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lilvar Asepur (under 2 km), Oasepur (under 2 km) and Lilvar Bida (under 2 km).

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

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