About Bhado Village

Bhado is one of the larger villages in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,190, made up of 8,905 males and 8,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1012.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhado Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhado village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Ratua I
Pincode	732139
Area (hectares)	1012.23 hectares
Population	17,190
Male Population	8,905
Female Population	8,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhado compares

By the 2011 count Bhado is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 1012.23 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhado

Bhado is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhado 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhado from other places

Bhado lies about 9.8 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 7.6 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 Bhado
Nearest railway station	Gazole	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratua I	9.8 km
District headquarters	Maldah	9.8 km
Nearest town	Malda	30 km

Villages closest to Bhado

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

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Common questions about Bhado

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhado village had a population of 17,190. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Bhado village has 8,905 males and 8,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhado has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bhado is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhado covers 1012.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhado falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhado is Gazole, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhado.

Bhado is about 9.8 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhado is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 7.6 km away. Ratua I is about 9.8 km away. Maldah is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.