About Badwal Village

Badwal 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 1,086, made up of 565 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181204
Area (hectares)	100.8 hectares
Population	1,086
Male Population	565
Female Population	521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Badwal compares

By the 2011 count Badwal is the 71st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 100.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Badwal

Badwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Badwal as Available within 10+ 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 Badwal from other places

Badwal lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 29 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 Badwal
Nearest town	Akhnūr	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	26 km
District headquarters	Jammu	26 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	29 km

Villages closest to Badwal

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.

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Common questions about Badwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Badwal village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 71st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Badwal village has 565 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badwal has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Badwal is 181204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badwal covers 100.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Badwal is Jammu Tawi, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Badwal.

Badwal is about 26 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badwal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 15 km away. Akhnoor is about 26 km away. Jammu is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.