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About Badalu Village

Badalu is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 287 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badalu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Rahe
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 287
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badalu compares

By the 2011 count Badalu is the 41st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Badalu

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

Badalu lies about 41 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kita, about 8.2 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 Badalu
Tehsil headquarters Rahe 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Kita 8.2 km
Nearest town Būndu 20 km
District headquarters Ranchi 41 km

Villages closest to Badalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badalu village had a population of 566. That makes it the 41st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Badalu village has 287 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badalu has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Badalu is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badalu covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badalu falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Badalu is Kita, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Badalu.

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

Badalu is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 7.9 km away. Kita is about 8.2 km away. Būndu 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 Chirudih (under 2 km), Rangamati (under 2 km) and Basantpur (under 2 km).

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

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