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About Badam Wala Village

Badam Wala is one of the larger villages in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,054, made up of 2,605 males and 2,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248198, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badam Wala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badam Wala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248198
Area (hectares) 504.16 hectares
Population 5,054
Male Population 2,605
Female Population 2,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badam Wala compares

By the 2011 count Badam Wala is the 10th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 504.16 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Badam Wala

Badam Wala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badam Wala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Badam Wala from other places

Badam Wala lies about 28 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.

Distances from Badam Wala
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 2.1 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 16 km
District headquarters Dehradun 28 km

Villages closest to Badam Wala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vikasnagar 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 Badam Wala

As per the Census of India 2011, Badam Wala village had a population of 5,054. That makes it the 10th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Badam Wala village has 2,605 males and 2,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badam Wala has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Badam Wala is 248198. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badam Wala covers 504.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badam Wala falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Badam Wala 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 <5 km distance for Badam Wala.

Badam Wala is about 28 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badam Wala is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 2.1 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 16 km away. Dehradun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khera Pahuwa (under 2 km), Prithvipur (under 2 km) and Prithvipur Jungle (under 2 km).

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

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