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About Bhadra Village

Bhadra is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 52 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 67.56 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 52
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
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 Bhadra compares

By the 2011 count Bhadra is the 183rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 67.56 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Bhadra

Bhadra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhadra 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 Bhadra from other places

Bhadra lies about 71 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jaleswar, about 4.6 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 Bhadra
Nearest town Jaleshwar 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Jaleswar 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshiary 31 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 71 km

Villages closest to Bhadra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadra village had a population of 107. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Bhadra village has 52 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadra has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Bhadra is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadra covers 67.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhadra falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhadra is Jaleswar, about 4.6 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 Bhadra.

Bhadra is about 71 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadra is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jaleshwar is about 4.2 km away. Jaleswar is about 4.6 km away. Keshiary is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ran Bania (8.4 km), Dana Pur (14 km) and Gopinath Pur (14 km).

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

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