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About Bir Badhni Village

Bir Badhni is a mid sized village in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 585 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Badhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Badhni village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Nihal Singhwala
Pincode 142037
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 1,083
Male Population 585
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bir Badhni compares

By the 2011 count Bir Badhni is the 35th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bir Badhni

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

Bir Badhni lies about 23 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ajitwal, about 18 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 Bir Badhni
Tehsil headquarters Nihal Singhwala 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Ajitwal 18 km
Nearest town Bagha Purana 20 km
District headquarters Moga 23 km

Villages closest to Bir Badhni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Bir Badhni

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Badhni village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 35th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Bir Badhni village has 585 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Badhni has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Bir Badhni is 142037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Badhni covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bir Badhni falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bir Badhni is Ajitwal, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bir Badhni.

Bir Badhni is about 23 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir Badhni is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 7.6 km away. Ajitwal is about 18 km away. Bagha Purana is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Raoke (2.0 km), Nangal (3.9 km) and Badhni Kalan (3.9 km).

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

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