About Badhan Village

Badhan is a mid sized village in Darhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 376 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, 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	Rajouri
Tehsil	Darhal
Pincode	185212
Area (hectares)	93.1 hectares
Population	721
Male Population	376
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Badhan compares

By the 2011 count Badhan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,293 residents. Its 93.1 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Badhan

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

Badhan lies about 9.6 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 61 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
Tehsil headquarters	Darhal	7.1 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	9.6 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	61 km

Villages closest to Badhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhan village had a population of 721. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,293 residents.

Badhan village has 376 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhan has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Badhan is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhan covers 93.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badhan falls under Darhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Badhan is Dugga, about 61 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 Badhan.

Badhan is about 9.6 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhan is in Darhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Darhal is about 7.1 km away. Rajouri is about 9.6 km away. Rajaori is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.