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About Bhedua Village

Bhedua is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,502, made up of 774 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhedua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhedua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722151
Area (hectares) 333.97 hectares
Population 1,502
Male Population 774
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhedua compares

By the 2011 count Bhedua is the 14th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 333.97 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bhedua

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

Bhedua lies about 21 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., 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 Bhedua
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 21 km
District headquarters Bankura 21 km
Nearest town Bānkura 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Simlapal 28 km

Villages closest to Bhedua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhedua village had a population of 1,502. That makes it the 14th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Bhedua village has 774 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhedua has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bhedua is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhedua covers 333.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhedua falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhedua is Bankura Jn., 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhedua.

Bhedua is about 21 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhedua is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura Jn. is about 21 km away. Bankura is about 21 km away. Bānkura 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 Tentulia (4.4 km), Ghagra (7.4 km) and Manipur (21 km).

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

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