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About Badhan Village

Badhan is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 243 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 243
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
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 Badhan compares

By the 2011 count Badhan is the 139th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Badhan

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

Badhan lies about 28 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 31 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 Badhan
Nearest town Akhnūr 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 28 km
District headquarters Jammu 28 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 31 km

Villages closest to Badhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhan village had a population of 528. That makes it the 139th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Badhan village has 243 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhan has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Badhan is 181202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhan covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Badhan falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Badhan is Jammu Tawi, about 31 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 Badhan.

Badhan is about 28 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhan is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 17 km away. Akhnoor is about 28 km away. Jammu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Man Chak (under 2 km), Gari Bishna (under 2 km) and Gour Bajorian (under 2 km).

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

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