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About Badhia Village

Badhia is one of the larger villages in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,979, made up of 2,976 males and 3,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721446
Area (hectares) 554.01 hectares
Population 5,979
Male Population 2,976
Female Population 3,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badhia compares

By the 2011 count Badhia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 554.01 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Badhia

Badhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badhia as Available within 10+ 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 Alampur, Alankarpur, Arjjuni and Ashwatthapur. 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 Badhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhia village had a population of 5,979. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Badhia village has 2,976 males and 3,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhia has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Badhia is 721446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhia covers 554.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badhia falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Badhia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Badhia.

Badhia is in Ramnagar 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 Badhia today is likely to be higher.

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