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About Badanpur Village

Badanpur is a mid sized village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 350 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732128
Area (hectares) 153.98 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 350
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Badanpur compares

By the 2011 count Badanpur is the 53rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 153.98 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Badanpur

Badanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Badanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badanpur from other places

Badanpur lies about 34 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 13 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 Badanpur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 13 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Maldah Old 34 km
District headquarters Maldah 34 km

Villages closest to Badanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maldah Old 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 Badanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Badanpur village had a population of 686. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Badanpur village has 350 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badanpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Badanpur is 732128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badanpur covers 153.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badanpur falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Badanpur is Milangarh, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Badanpur.

Badanpur is about 34 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badanpur is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 13 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Maldah Old is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santipur (under 2 km), Mabarakpur (under 2 km) and Koar (4.4 km).

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

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