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About Badhal Village

Badhal is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,009, made up of 528 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 291.2 hectares
Population 1,009
Male Population 528
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Badhal compares

By the 2011 count Badhal is the 70th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 291.2 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Badhal

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

How far is Badhal from other places

Badhal lies about 27 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Anandpur Sahib, about 3.0 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 Badhal
Nearest railway station Anandpur Sahib 3.0 km
Nearest town Nangal 24 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Badhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Badhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhal village had a population of 1,009. That makes it the 70th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Badhal village has 528 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhal has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Badhal is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhal covers 291.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badhal falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Badhal is Anandpur Sahib, about 3.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Badhal.

Badhal is about 27 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhal is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Anandpur Sahib is about 3.0 km away. Nangal is about 24 km away. Rupnagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehndali Kalan (under 2 km), Kotla (1.7 km) and Balewal (1.7 km).

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

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