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About Badhadih Village

Badhadih is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 293 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhadih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 76.56 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 293
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badhadih compares

By the 2011 count Badhadih is the 111th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 76.56 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Badhadih

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

How far is Badhadih from other places

Badhadih lies about 68 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Asanboni, about 1.5 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 Badhadih
Nearest railway station Asanboni 1.5 km
Nearest town Chhota Gobindpur 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 35 km
District headquarters Puruliya 68 km

Villages closest to Badhadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhadih village had a population of 582. That makes it the 111th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Badhadih village has 293 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhadih has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Badhadih is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhadih covers 76.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badhadih falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Badhadih is Asanboni, about 1.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Badhadih.

Badhadih is about 68 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhadih is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Asanboni is about 1.5 km away. Chhota Gobindpur is about 6.6 km away. Barabazar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindapur (6.6 km), Simuldanga (12 km) and Ulda (12 km).

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

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