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About Bhadur Village

Bhadur is a large village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,898, made up of 1,512 males and 1,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712602
Area (hectares) 585.05 hectares
Population 2,898
Male Population 1,512
Female Population 1,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadur compares

By the 2011 count Bhadur is the 10th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 585.05 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 951.

Getting to Bhadur

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

Bhadur lies about 11 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bhadreshwar, 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 Bhadur
Nearest town Bhadreswar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bhadreshwar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat I 11 km
District headquarters Hugli 11 km

Villages closest to Bhadur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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 Bhadur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadur village had a population of 2,898. That makes it the 10th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Bhadur village has 1,512 males and 1,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bhadur is 712602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadur covers 585.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhadur falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhadur is Bhadreshwar, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Bhadur.

Bhadur is about 11 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadur is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Bhadreswar is about under 2 km away. Bhadreshwar is about under 2 km away. Goghat I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatra (4.8 km), Sitanagar (5.4 km) and Ratanpur (8.4 km).

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

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