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About Badahal Village

Badahal is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 40 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badahal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 40
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badahal compares

By the 2011 count Badahal is the 137th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Badahal

Badahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badahal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Badahal from other places

Badahal lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 12 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 Badahal
Nearest railway station Salogra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 15 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km

Villages closest to Badahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badahal village had a population of 74. That makes it the 137th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Badahal village has 40 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badahal has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Badahal is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badahal covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badahal falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badahal is Salogra, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Badahal.

Badahal is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badahal is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 12 km away. Darlaghat is about 15 km away. Solan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badog (under 2 km), Banli (under 2 km) and Batehr (2.3 km).

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

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