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About Badarkha Village

Badarkha is a mid sized village in Asarganj tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 444 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badarkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badarkha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Asarganj
Pincode 843201
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 444
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Badarkha compares

By the 2011 count Badarkha is the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Badarkha

Badarkha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Badarkha 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 Badarkha from other places

Badarkha lies about 30 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 8.3 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 Badarkha
Tehsil headquarters Asarganj 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 8.3 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 11 km
District headquarters Munger 30 km

Villages closest to Badarkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badarkha village had a population of 817. That makes it the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Badarkha village has 444 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badarkha has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Badarkha is 843201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badarkha covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badarkha falls under Asarganj tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Badarkha is Ganganiyan, about 8.3 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 Badarkha.

Badarkha is about 30 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badarkha is in Asarganj tehsil of Munger district. Asarganj is about 2.8 km away. Ganganiyan is about 8.3 km away. Sultānganj 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 Mirzapur (under 2 km), Pansain (under 2 km) and Dhuria (under 2 km).

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

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