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About Bhelda Bada Village

Bhelda Bada is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 248 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelda Bada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelda Bada village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 96.81 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 248
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhelda Bada compares

By the 2011 count Bhelda Bada is the 49th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 96.81 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Bhelda Bada

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

Bhelda Bada lies about 5.8 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Bhelda Bada
District headquarters Garhwal 5.8 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 16 km

Villages closest to Bhelda Bada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotdwara 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 Bhelda Bada

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelda Bada village had a population of 498. That makes it the 49th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Bhelda Bada village has 248 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelda Bada has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Bhelda Bada is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelda Bada covers 96.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhelda Bada falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhelda Bada is Kotdwara, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhelda Bada.

Bhelda Bada is about 5.8 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelda Bada is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 5.8 km away. Kotdwāra is about 16 km away. Kotdwara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shila Laga Bhelda (under 2 km), Boantha (under 2 km) and Paletha (under 2 km).

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

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