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About B Badaga Village

B Badaga is a mid sized village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 363 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 898.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571257, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

B Badaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for B Badaga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Madikeri
Pincode 571257
Area (hectares) 898.58 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 363
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How B Badaga compares

By the 2011 count B Badaga is the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 898.58 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 B Badaga

B Badaga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for B Badaga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 B Badaga from other places

B Badaga lies about 12 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 54 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 B Badaga
District headquarters Kodagu 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Madikeri 14 km
Nearest railway station Bajakere 54 km

Villages closest to B Badaga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madikeri 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 B Badaga

As per the Census of India 2011, B Badaga village had a population of 722. That makes it the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

B Badaga village has 363 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, B Badaga has about 989 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.

The pincode recorded for B Badaga is 571257. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

B Badaga covers 898.58 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.

B Badaga falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to B Badaga is Bajakere, about 54 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for B Badaga.

B Badaga is about 12 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

B Badaga is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 12 km away. Madikeri is about 14 km away. Bajakere is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are M Badaga (under 2 km), Balamuri (2.2 km) and Kiggalu (2.4 km).

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

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