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About Baddowal Village

Baddowal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 548 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baddowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baddowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 1,075
Male Population 548
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baddowal compares

By the 2011 count Baddowal is the 166th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Baddowal

Baddowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baddowal as Available within 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 Baddowal from other places

Baddowal lies about 39 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 14 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 Baddowal
Tehsil headquarters Batala 14 km
Nearest town Batāla 14 km
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 14 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Baddowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baddowal village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 166th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Baddowal village has 548 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baddowal has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Baddowal is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baddowal covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baddowal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baddowal is Vadala Granthin, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baddowal.

Baddowal is about 39 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baddowal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 14 km away. Batāla is about 14 km away. Vadala Granthin is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadarang (under 2 km), Bujjianwali (under 2 km) and Kotla Suba Singh (1.8 km).

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

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