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About Badhar Village

Badhar is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 12 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 30.22 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 12
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
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 Badhar compares

By the 2011 count Badhar is the 357th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 30.22 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Badhar

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

Badhar lies about 47 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 28 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 Badhar
Nearest railway station Jutogh 28 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 47 km

Villages closest to Badhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhar village had a population of 26. That makes it the 357th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Badhar village has 12 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhar has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Badhar is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhar covers 30.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badhar falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badhar is Jutogh, about 28 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 Badhar.

Badhar is about 47 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhar is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Jutogh is about 28 km away. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Karsog is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanyara (6.9 km), Mannas (7.0 km) and D P F Shadai (7.5 km).

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

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