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About Badhya Village

Badhya is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 354 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272161
Area (hectares) 95.68 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 354
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Badhya compares

By the 2011 count Badhya is the 434th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 95.68 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Badhya

Badhya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Badhya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Badhya from other places

Badhya lies about 52 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chilhia, about 16 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 Badhya
Nearest town Bānsi 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 14 km
Nearest railway station Chilhia 16 km
District headquarters Basti 52 km

Villages closest to Badhya

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 Badhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhya village had a population of 697. That makes it the 434th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Badhya village has 354 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhya has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Badhya is 272161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhya covers 95.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Badhya is Chilhia, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Badhya.

Badhya is about 52 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 6.9 km away. Harraiya is about 14 km away. Chilhia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aji Ahamat Mali (under 2 km), Sangrampur (under 2 km) and Sangtampur (under 2 km).

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

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