Dehradun Food Guide: Taste the Magic of Mountain Flavors
Kafuli, chainsoo and phaanu are the Garhwali dishes Dehradun is built on, alongside the momos and chaat the hill town is better known for.
- 04 Aug 25
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Badanu is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 110 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Dehradun |
| Tehsil | Kalsi |
| Pincode | 248196 |
| Area (hectares) | 95.99 hectares |
| Population | 230 |
| Male Population | 110 |
| Female Population | 120 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 1,091 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within 5 - 10 km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within 5 - 10 km distance |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 10+ km distance |
By the 2011 count Badanu is the 71st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 95.99 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.
Badanu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Badanu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.
Badanu lies about 32 km from Dehradun. 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.
| Tehsil headquarters | Kalsi | 7.4 km |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest town | Mussoorie | 22 km |
| District headquarters | Dehradun | 32 km |
These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalsi 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.
As per the Census of India 2011, Badanu village had a population of 230. That makes it the 71st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.
Badanu village has 110 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Badanu has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.
The pincode recorded for Badanu is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Badanu covers 95.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.
Badanu falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.
The census record for Badanu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Badanu.
Badanu is about 32 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Badanu is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 7.4 km away. Mussoorie is about 22 km away. Dehradun is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Datanu (under 2 km), Gothan Joshi (under 2 km) and Panuwa (under 2 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Badanu today is likely to be higher.
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