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About Badha Village

Badha is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 429 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 81.13 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 429
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Badha compares

By the 2011 count Badha is the 72nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 81.13 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Badha

Badha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Badha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badha from other places

Badha lies about 2.8 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.6 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 Badha
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 2.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 2.8 km
District headquarters Birbhum 2.8 km

Villages closest to Badha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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 Badha

As per the Census of India 2011, Badha village had a population of 819. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Badha village has 429 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badha has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Badha is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badha covers 81.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badha falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Badha is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Badha.

Badha is about 2.8 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badha is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat Junction is about 2.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 2.7 km away. Rampurhat I is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batail (under 2 km), Joykrishnapur (under 2 km) and Kutigram (under 2 km).

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

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