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About Badra Village

Badra is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 675 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 823003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 823003
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 675
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badra compares

By the 2011 count Badra is the 40th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Badra

Badra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Badra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Badra from other places

Badra lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, 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 Badra
Nearest railway station Guraru under 2 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 24 km

Villages closest to Badra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badra village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 40th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Badra village has 675 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badra has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Badra is 823003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badra covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Badra falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Badra is Guraru, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Badra.

Badra is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badra is in Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about under 2 km away. Rafiganj is about 16 km away. Gaya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Rasuna (1.8 km) and Rasalpur (3.4 km).

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

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