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About Badwal Village

Badwal is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 147 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176201
Area (hectares) 39.47 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 147
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Badwal compares

By the 2011 count Badwal is the 185th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 39.47 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Badwal

Badwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Badwal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badwal from other places

Badwal lies about 42 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 2.7 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 Badwal
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Mamun 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 42 km

Villages closest to Badwal

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 Badwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Badwal village had a population of 287. That makes it the 185th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Badwal village has 147 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badwal has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Badwal is 176201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badwal covers 39.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Badwal is Nurpur Road, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Badwal.

Badwal is about 42 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badwal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 2.7 km away. Nurpur is about 4.7 km away. Mamun is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matholi (under 2 km), Kamnala Khas (under 2 km) and Sudrahr (under 2 km).

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

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