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About Badrahana Village

Badrahana is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 55 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badrahana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badrahana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 55
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Badrahana compares

By the 2011 count Badrahana is the 134th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Badrahana

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

Badrahana lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Badrahana
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Badrahana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badrahana village had a population of 115. That makes it the 134th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Badrahana village has 55 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badrahana has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Badrahana is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badrahana covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badrahana falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Badrahana notes the nearest railway station 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 Badrahana.

Badrahana is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badrahana is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalasr (3.6 km), Mel I (6.1 km) and Mel Ii (6.1 km).

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

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