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About Badgaon Village

Badgaon is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 305 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badgaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 168.65 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 305
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badgaon compares

By the 2011 count Badgaon is the 87th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 168.65 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Badgaon

Badgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adhikaridi, Akahara, Ankura and Arjundi. 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 Badgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Badgaon village had a population of 594. That makes it the 87th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Badgaon village has 305 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badgaon has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Badgaon is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badgaon covers 168.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badgaon falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Badgaon.

Badgaon is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Badgaon today is likely to be higher.

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