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About Baddar Village

Baddar is a large village in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,253, made up of 1,156 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1202.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baddar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baddar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode 182313
Area (hectares) 1202.7 hectares
Population 2,253
Male Population 1,156
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baddar compares

By the 2011 count Baddar is the 25th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 1202.7 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 919.

Getting to Baddar

Baddar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baddar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Baddar from other places

Baddar lies about 32 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 24 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 Baddar
Tehsil headquarters Gool Gulabgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 24 km
District headquarters Reasi 32 km
Nearest town Kulgam 35 km

Villages closest to Baddar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gool Gulabgarh 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 Baddar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baddar village had a population of 2,253. That makes it the 25th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Baddar village has 1,156 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baddar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Baddar is 182313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baddar covers 1202.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baddar falls under Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Baddar is Dugga, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Baddar.

Baddar is about 32 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baddar is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Gool Gulabgarh is about 14 km away. Dugga is about 24 km away. Reasi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chassot (4.9 km), Hassot (4.9 km) and Jamaslan (5.6 km).

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

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