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About Bedpur Village

Bedpur is a large village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,929, made up of 1,511 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bedpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bedpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 382.71 hectares
Population 2,929
Male Population 1,511
Female Population 1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bedpur compares

By the 2011 count Bedpur is the 78th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 382.71 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Bedpur

Bedpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bedpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bedpur from other places

Bedpur lies about 22 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Dhandera, about 10 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 Bedpur
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Dhandera 10 km
District headquarters Hardwar 22 km

Villages closest to Bedpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedpur village had a population of 2,929. That makes it the 78th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Bedpur village has 1,511 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Bedpur is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bedpur covers 382.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bedpur falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bedpur is Dhandera, about 10 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 village for Bedpur.

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

Bedpur is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Roorkee is about 8.4 km away. Dhandera is about 10 km away. Hardwar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukarrabpur (under 2 km), Piran Kaliyar (1.5 km) and Gumma Wala (2.3 km).

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

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