About Badghawar Village

Badghawar is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 883 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badghawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badghawar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176083
Area (hectares)	105 hectares
Population	1,806
Male Population	883
Female Population	923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Badghawar compares

By the 2011 count Badghawar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Badghawar

Badghawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badghawar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badghawar from other places

Badghawar lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 3.9 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 Badghawar
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Badghawar

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

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Common questions about Badghawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Badghawar village had a population of 1,806. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Badghawar village has 883 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badghawar has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Badghawar is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badghawar covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Badghawar falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badghawar is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Badghawar.

Badghawar is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badghawar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 3.9 km away. Palampur is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.