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About Badra Village

Badra is a large village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,082, made up of 1,554 males and 1,528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 774.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 774.98 hectares
Population 3,082
Male Population 1,554
Female Population 1,528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badra compares

By the 2011 count Badra is the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 774.98 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Badra

Badra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badra as Available within 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 Amtakanali, Anandabazar, Arali and Arkusadanga. 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 Badra

As per the Census of India 2011, Badra village had a population of 3,082. That makes it the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Badra village has 1,554 males and 1,528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badra has about 983 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Badra is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badra covers 774.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badra falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Badra 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 village for Badra.

Badra is in Puncha 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 Badra today is likely to be higher.

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