Skip to main content

About Badikharna Village

Badikharna is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 392 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badikharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badikharna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 392
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badikharna compares

By the 2011 count Badikharna is the 48th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Badikharna

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

Badikharna lies about 41 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 20 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 Badikharna
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribagh Road 20 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 41 km

Villages closest to Badikharna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badikharna village had a population of 768. That makes it the 48th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Badikharna village has 392 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badikharna has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Badikharna is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badikharna covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badikharna falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Badikharna is Hazaribagh Road, about 20 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 km distance for Badikharna.

Badikharna is about 41 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badikharna is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 2.2 km away. Hazaribagh Road is about 20 km away. Barki Saria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alkopi (1.5 km), Beraharihara (2.0 km) and Tanda (2.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All