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About Badakanshirda Village

Badakanshirda is a large village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,255, made up of 1,153 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1524.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badakanshirda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badakanshirda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581325
Area (hectares) 1524.6 hectares
Population 2,255
Male Population 1,153
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Badakanshirda compares

By the 2011 count Badakanshirda is the 8th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 1524.6 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Badakanshirda

Badakanshirda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badakanshirda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badakanshirda from other places

Badakanshirda lies about 63 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 6.5 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 Badakanshirda
Nearest town Dandeli 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Haliyal 17 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 63 km

Villages closest to Badakanshirda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badakanshirda village had a population of 2,255. That makes it the 8th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Badakanshirda village has 1,153 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badakanshirda has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Badakanshirda is 581325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badakanshirda covers 1524.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badakanshirda falls under Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Badakanshirda is Ambewadi, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Badakanshirda.

Badakanshirda is about 63 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badakanshirda is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Dandeli is about 5.9 km away. Ambewadi is about 6.5 km away. Haliyal is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariyampali (2.9 km), Kerwad (3.0 km) and Dandeli (5.9 km).

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

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