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About Badgaon Village

Badgaon is a large village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,765, made up of 1,389 males and 1,376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares.

Badgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 2,765
Male Population 1,389
Female Population 1,376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badgaon compares

By the 2011 count Badgaon is the 10th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Badgaon

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

Badgaon lies about 46 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 24 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 Badgaon
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 24 km
Nearest town Gondiā 34 km
District headquarters Balaghat 46 km

Villages closest to Badgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badgaon village had a population of 2,765. That makes it the 10th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Badgaon village has 1,389 males and 1,376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badgaon has about 991 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 1013.

Badgaon covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badgaon falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badgaon is Amgaon, about 24 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 km distance for Badgaon.

Badgaon is about 46 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badgaon is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 4.9 km away. Amgaon is about 24 km away. Gondiā is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itora (1.8 km), Khajari (2.5 km) and Dulapura (2.8 km).

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

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