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About Badgran Village

Badgran is a mid sized village in Manali tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 898 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badgran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badgran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Manali
Pincode 175129
Area (hectares) 337.5 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 898
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badgran compares

By the 2011 count Badgran is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 622 residents. Its 337.5 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Badgran

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

How far is Badgran from other places

Badgran lies about 25 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 35 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 Badgran
Tehsil headquarters Manali 9.3 km
District headquarters Kullu 25 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 35 km
Nearest town Mandi 56 km

Villages closest to Badgran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badgran village had a population of 1,771. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 622 residents.

Badgran village has 898 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badgran has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Badgran is 175129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badgran covers 337.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badgran falls under Manali tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badgran is Zero Point, about 35 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 village for Badgran.

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

Badgran is in Manali tehsil of Kullu district. Manali is about 9.3 km away. Kullu is about 25 km away. Zero Point is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Dobha (under 2 km), Up Muhal Rampur (under 2 km) and Sajla (under 2 km).

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

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