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About Badehr Village

Badehr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 85 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 42.19 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 85
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badehr compares

By the 2011 count Badehr is the 83rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 42.19 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Badehr

Badehr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badehr as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Badehr from other places

Badehr lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, 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 Badehr
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Badehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badehr village had a population of 177. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Badehr village has 85 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badehr has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Badehr is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badehr covers 42.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badehr falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badehr is Patti Rajpura, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Badehr.

Badehr is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badehr is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about under 2 km away. Khundian is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapnala (5.5 km), Jhalot (11 km) and Gadiara (12 km).

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

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