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About Badhel Village

Badhel is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,043, made up of 547 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhel village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141422
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 1,043
Male Population 547
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Badhel compares

By the 2011 count Badhel is the 60th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Badhel

Badhel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badhel 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 Badhel from other places

Badhel lies about 22 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Mullanpur, about 5.2 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 Badhel
Nearest railway station Mullanpur 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 17 km
Nearest town Rāikot 17 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 22 km

Villages closest to Badhel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhel village had a population of 1,043. That makes it the 60th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Badhel village has 547 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhel has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Badhel is 141422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhel covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badhel falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Badhel is Mullanpur, about 5.2 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 Badhel.

Badhel is about 22 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhel is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Mullanpur is about 5.2 km away. Raikot is about 17 km away. Rāikot 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 Ghuman (under 2 km), Hisowal (under 2 km) and Abuwal (3.9 km).

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

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