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About Bada Village

Bada is a small village in Jaisalmer tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 239 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bada village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Jaisalmer
Pincode 345022
Area (hectares) 11202 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 239
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bada compares

By the 2011 count Bada is the 144th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 11202 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Bada

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

Bada lies about 5.1 km from Jaisalmer. 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 Bada
Tehsil headquarters Jaisalmer 5.1 km

Villages closest to Bada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bada village had a population of 444. That makes it the 144th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Bada village has 239 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bada has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Bada is 345022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bada covers 11202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bada falls under Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Bada notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bada.

Bada is about 5.1 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bada is in Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Jaisalmer is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bada Bag (under 2 km), Amar Nagar (3.2 km) and Amar Sagar (3.2 km).

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

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