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About Badani Village

Badani is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 452 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1057 hectares hectares.

Badani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 1057 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 452
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badani compares

By the 2011 count Badani is the 28th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 1057 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Badani

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

Badani lies about 28 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Hatia, about 3.5 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 Badani
Nearest railway station Hatia 3.5 km
Nearest town Ranchi 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 28 km
District headquarters Khunti 28 km

Villages closest to Badani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badani village had a population of 890. That makes it the 28th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Badani village has 452 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badani has about 969 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 1005.

Badani covers 1057 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badani falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Badani is Hatia, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Badani.

Badani is about 28 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badani is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Hatia is about 3.5 km away. Ranchi is about 3.8 km away. Erki is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haramsereng (13 km), Hurua (13 km) and Bandu (16 km).

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

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