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About Baduni Village

Baduni is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 24 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baduni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baduni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176211
Area (hectares) 80.13 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 24
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baduni compares

By the 2011 count Baduni is the 352nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 80.13 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Baduni

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

Baduni lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 15 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 Baduni
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 15 km
Nearest town Chamba 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 46 km

Villages closest to Baduni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baduni village had a population of 47. That makes it the 352nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Baduni village has 24 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baduni has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Baduni is 176211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baduni covers 80.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baduni falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baduni is Nurpur Road, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Baduni.

Baduni is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baduni is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 12 km away. Nurpur Road is about 15 km away. Chamba 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 Daddar (under 2 km), Malkwal (under 2 km) and Gamel (under 2 km).

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

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