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About Bhedua Village

Bhedua is a small village in Taldangra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 170 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722152, 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 Taldangra
Pincode 722152
Area (hectares) 68.27 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 170
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 106th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 68.27 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bhedua

Bhedua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhedua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Taldangra 23 km

Villages closest to Bhedua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taldangra 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 349. That makes it the 106th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Bhedua village has 170 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhedua has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bhedua is 722152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhedua covers 68.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhedua falls under Taldangra 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Taldangra 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 Golakpur (under 2 km), Rajpur (3.5 km) and Raghunathpur (6.5 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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