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About Badi Village

Badi is a mid sized village in Katrisarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 401 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Katrisarai
Pincode 805105
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 401
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Badi compares

By the 2011 count Badi is the 10th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Badi

Badi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Badi from other places

Badi lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sonwarsa Halt, about 6.8 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 Badi
Tehsil headquarters Katrisarai 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Sonwarsa Halt 6.8 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 7.2 km
District headquarters Nalanda 26 km

Villages closest to Badi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badi village had a population of 863. That makes it the 10th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Badi village has 401 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badi has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Badi is 805105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badi covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badi falls under Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Badi is Sonwarsa Halt, about 6.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Badi.

Badi is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badi is in Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Katrisarai is about 3.0 km away. Sonwarsa Halt is about 6.8 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saidi (under 2 km), Dewaspura (under 2 km) and Katarpur (under 2 km).

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

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