# Bhadrena Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Bhadrena

Bhadrena is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 123 households**, the 131st largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 483people (2011)
- 123households
- 73.5%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Bhadrena PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhadrena is 176061.** Bhadrena falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011883

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhadrena from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)47 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhadrena?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhadrena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aweri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhadrena known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 22% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhadrena

Of every 100 households in Bhadrena in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bhadrena · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****91%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhadrena?

■ Bhadrena · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1278**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****633**

**912

Working population ****25.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 69.0% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (41%) · **■** Marginal 67 (54%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palampur

- Balu491 people
- Dhanota488 people
- Lachhun486 people
- Simbal Khola485 people
- Bhatu Palam483 people
- Kusmal478 people
- Chamarkar477 people
- Har475 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhadrena?176061
- How far is Bhadrena from Dharmsala?47 km by road
- What is the population of Bhadrena?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhadrena in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhadrena?73.5% (Census 2011)