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About Badhie Village

Badhie is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,742, made up of 931 males and 811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhie Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhie village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 91.05 hectares
Population 1,742
Male Population 931
Female Population 811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Badhie compares

By the 2011 count Badhie is the 18th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 91.05 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Badhie

Badhie is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badhie 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. The nearest villages by name are Analberya, Bachhipur Bar, Badalpur and Badalpur 1st Part. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Badhie

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhie village had a population of 1,742. That makes it the 18th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Badhie village has 931 males and 811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhie has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Badhie is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhie covers 91.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Badhie falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Badhie 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 Badhie.

Badhie is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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