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About Badala Village

Badala is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 200 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144102
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 200
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Badala compares

By the 2011 count Badala is the 173rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Badala

Badala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badala as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badala from other places

Badala lies about 25 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sham Chaurasi, about 2.5 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 Badala
Nearest railway station Sham Chaurasi 2.5 km
Nearest town Adampur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 25 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 25 km

Villages closest to Badala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Badala

As per the Census of India 2011, Badala village had a population of 413. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Badala village has 200 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badala has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Badala is 144102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badala covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badala falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Badala is Sham Chaurasi, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance for Badala.

Badala is about 25 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badala is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sham Chaurasi is about 2.5 km away. Adampur is about 7.2 km away. Jalandhar II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhathe (3.9 km), Raowali (3.9 km) and Kotla (4.2 km).

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

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