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About Badargadh Village

Badargadh is a large village in Rapar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,187, made up of 1,051 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7390.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badargadh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badargadh village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Rapar
Pincode 370165
Area (hectares) 7390.82 hectares
Population 2,187
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badargadh compares

By the 2011 count Badargadh is the 29th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 7390.82 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 956.

Getting to Badargadh

Badargadh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badargadh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Badargadh from other places

Badargadh lies about 94 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Chitrod, about 5.9 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 Badargadh
Nearest railway station Chitrod 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rapar 12 km
Nearest town Rāpar 12 km
District headquarters Kachchh 94 km

Villages closest to Badargadh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badargadh village had a population of 2,187. That makes it the 29th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Badargadh village has 1,051 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badargadh has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Badargadh is 370165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badargadh covers 7390.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badargadh falls under Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Badargadh is Chitrod, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Badargadh.

Badargadh is about 94 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badargadh is in Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district. Chitrod is about 5.9 km away. Rapar is about 12 km away. Rāpar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khirai (3.6 km), Govindpar (4.5 km) and Nilpar (5.3 km).

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

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