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About Badalpur Village

Badalpur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 481 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733154
Area (hectares) 146.38 hectares
Population 960
Male Population 481
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badalpur compares

By the 2011 count Badalpur is the 83rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 146.38 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Badalpur

Badalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badalpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badalpur from other places

Badalpur lies about 140 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 4.9 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 Badalpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 11 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 140 km

Villages closest to Badalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badalpur village had a population of 960. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Badalpur village has 481 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badalpur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Badalpur is 733154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badalpur covers 146.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badalpur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Badalpur is Lohapur, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Badalpur.

Badalpur is about 140 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badalpur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Lohapur is about 4.9 km away. Tapan is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manipur (under 2 km), Sulapanipur (under 2 km) and Abhirampur (1.8 km).

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

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