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About Badwar Village

Badwar is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 86 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,407 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177034
Area (hectares) 88.68 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 86
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,407
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 Badwar compares

By the 2011 count Badwar is the 57th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 88.68 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Badwar

Badwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badwar 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 Badwar from other places

Badwar lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 6.5 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 Badwar
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 6.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km

Villages closest to Badwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badwar village had a population of 207. That makes it the 57th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Badwar village has 86 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badwar has about 1407 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Badwar is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badwar covers 88.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badwar falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badwar is Chamunda Marg, about 6.5 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 Badwar.

Badwar is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badwar is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 6.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 15 km away. Rakkar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajiana Mishran (under 2 km), Pathiar (5.6 km) and Vayola (8.9 km).

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

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