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About Badal Village

Badal is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 113 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 113
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Badal compares

By the 2011 count Badal is the 131st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Badal

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

Badal lies about 65 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Anandpur Sahib, about 3.0 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 Badal
Nearest railway station Anandpur Sahib 3.0 km
Nearest town Nangal 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 27 km
District headquarters Solan 65 km

Villages closest to Badal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badal village had a population of 220. That makes it the 131st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Badal village has 113 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badal has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Badal is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badal covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badal falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badal is Anandpur Sahib, about 3.0 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 Badal.

Badal is about 65 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Anandpur Sahib is about 3.0 km away. Nangal is about 24 km away. Nalagarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nikoowal (under 2 km), Behli (7.3 km) and Chikni (7.4 km).

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

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