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About Badiana Village

Badiana is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 74 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 74
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Badiana compares

By the 2011 count Badiana is the 144th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Badiana

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

Badiana lies about 9.9 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 37 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 Badiana
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 9.9 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 9.9 km
Nearest town Nāhan 10 km
Nearest railway station Barog 37 km

Villages closest to Badiana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badiana village had a population of 144. That makes it the 144th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Badiana village has 74 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badiana has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Badiana is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badiana covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badiana falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badiana is Barog, about 37 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 Badiana.

Badiana is about 9.9 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badiana is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 9.9 km away. Sirmaur is about 9.9 km away. Nāhan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalkana (2.9 km), Sarsu (3.3 km) and Khalog (4.0 km).

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

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