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About Badol Village

Badol is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 427 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 427
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badol compares

By the 2011 count Badol is the 21st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Badol

Badol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Badol from other places

Badol lies about 23 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 50 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 Badol
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 23 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 23 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Badol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badol village had a population of 839. That makes it the 21st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Badol village has 427 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badol has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Badol is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badol covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badol falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badol is Dehradun, about 50 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 10+ km distance for Badol.

Badol is about 23 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badol is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 21 km away. Renuka is about 23 km away. Sirmaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharotiyon (2.2 km), Bhuiri (6.4 km) and Lajwa (9.8 km).

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

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