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About Badharni Village

Badharni is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 623 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badharni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272163
Area (hectares) 57.07 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 623
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badharni compares

By the 2011 count Badharni is the 175th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 57.07 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Badharni

Badharni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Badharni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Badharni from other places

Badharni lies about 42 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Gaur, about 31 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 Badharni
Nearest town Bānsi 24 km
Nearest railway station Gaur 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 35 km
District headquarters Basti 42 km

Villages closest to Badharni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badharni village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 175th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Badharni village has 623 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badharni has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Badharni is 272163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badharni covers 57.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Badharni falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badharni is Gaur, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Badharni.

Badharni is about 42 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badharni is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 24 km away. Gaur is about 31 km away. Harraiya is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badani (under 2 km), Tikariya (2.4 km) and Salahpur (3.0 km).

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

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