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About Badwan Village

Badwan is a small village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 226 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.9 hectares hectares.

Badwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badwan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Karnah
Area (hectares) 55.9 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 226
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badwan compares

By the 2011 count Badwan is the 31st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 55.9 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Badwan

Badwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badwan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Badwan from other places

Badwan lies about 38 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 49 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 Badwan
Tehsil headquarters Karnah 4.2 km
District headquarters Kupwara 38 km
Nearest town Kopawor 38 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 49 km

Villages closest to Badwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badwan village had a population of 432. That makes it the 31st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Badwan village has 226 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badwan has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Badwan covers 55.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badwan falls under Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Badwan is Baramula, about 49 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Badwan.

Badwan is about 38 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badwan is in Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district. Karnah is about 4.2 km away. Kupwara is about 38 km away. Kopawor is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jabri (under 2 km), Baghbala (1.5 km) and Hindwal (1.6 km).

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

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