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About Badla Village

Badla is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 612 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148022
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 612
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badla compares

By the 2011 count Badla is the 97th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Badla

Badla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badla as Available within <5 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 Badla from other places

Badla lies about 36 km from Sangrur. 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 Badla
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 12 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 12 km
District headquarters Sangrur 36 km

Villages closest to Badla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badla village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 97th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Badla village has 612 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badla has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Badla is 148022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badla covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badla falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The census record for Badla notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Badla.

Badla is about 36 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badla is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Malerkotla is about 12 km away. Māler Kotla is about 12 km away. Sangrur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandu Raian (2.2 km), Hussainpura (2.2 km) and Bathan (2.2 km).

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

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