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About Badia Village

Badia is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 350 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 77.28 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 350
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badia compares

By the 2011 count Badia is the 73rd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 77.28 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Badia

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

Badia lies about 22 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Tulsitanr, about 15 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 Badia
Nearest railway station Tulsitanr 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 22 km
District headquarters Deoghar 22 km

Villages closest to Badia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badia village had a population of 661. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Badia village has 350 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badia has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Badia is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badia covers 77.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badia falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Badia is Tulsitanr, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Badia.

Badia is about 22 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badia is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Tulsitanr is about 15 km away. Palojori is about 22 km away. Deoghar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maldih (under 2 km), Madhopur (under 2 km) and Madhupur (under 2 km).

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

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