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About Badanu Village

Badanu is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 24 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badanu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 45.04 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 24
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
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 Badanu compares

By the 2011 count Badanu is the 339th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 45.04 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Badanu

Badanu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badanu 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 Badanu from other places

Badanu lies about 44 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 54 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 Badanu
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 12 km
Nearest town Pauri 38 km
District headquarters Garhwal 44 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 54 km

Villages closest to Badanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badanu village had a population of 53. That makes it the 339th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Badanu village has 24 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badanu has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Badanu is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badanu covers 45.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badanu falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Badanu is Kotdwara, about 54 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Badanu.

Badanu is about 44 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badanu is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 12 km away. Pauri is about 38 km away. Garhwal is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tankila (under 2 km), Okhliyoun (under 2 km) and Matkund (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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