About Badhal Village

Badhal is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 134 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Krishangarh
Pincode	173206
Area (hectares)	86.3 hectares
Population	281
Male Population	134
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Badhal compares

By the 2011 count Badhal is the 18th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 86.3 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Badhal

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

Badhal lies about 43 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 27 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 Badhal
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishangarh	29 km
Nearest town	Shimla	30 km
District headquarters	Solan	43 km

Villages closest to Badhal

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

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Common questions about Badhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhal village had a population of 281. That makes it the 18th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Badhal village has 134 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhal has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Badhal is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhal covers 86.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badhal falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badhal is Jutogh, about 27 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 village for Badhal.

Badhal is about 43 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhal is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 27 km away. Krishangarh is about 29 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.