By population, Badhni ranks #18 of 243 villages in Sarwan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Badhni is a village of 905 people in 172 households (Census 2011) in Sarwan block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the 18th-largest of 243 villages in Sarwan block. Literacy is 52%, about the same as the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 870 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814150, served by Sarwan post office; the LGD village code is 353793. The sarpanch is PRAVEEN BIBI, and the village votes in Poreyahat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,067 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dondia →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badhni · this village | 905 | 52% | — |
| Dundiya · Sarwan | 1,976 | 56% | — |
| Dubjora · Sarwan | 749 | 40% | — |
| Kharkana · Sarwan | 692 | 48% | — |
| Lilambardih · Sarwan | 464 | 25% | — |
| Gopalpur · Sarwan | 355 | 39% | — |
| Sadananddih · Sarwan | 346 | 56% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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