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- LGD code
- 42635
- Pincode
- 246141
- Post office
- Jakholi
- Population
- 424
- Households
- 88
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1317 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 210
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 81 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 244 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rishikesh · 59 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kherakhal · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Badhani compares
By population, Badhani ranks #44 of 114 villages in Jakholi* mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.4%
−2.1% vs mandal average
- Badhani
- 63.4%
- Jakholi* mandal
- 65.5%
- Rudra Prayag district
- 70.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,317
+121 vs mandal average
- Badhani
- 1,317
- Jakholi* mandal
- 1,196
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Badhani
- 4.8
- Jakholi* mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Badhani at a glance
Badhani is a village of 424 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Jakholi* tehsil, Rudra Prayag district, Uttarakhand, the 44th-largest of 114 villages in Jakholi* tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,317 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Rudra Prayag district centre, 24 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 59 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246141, served by Jakholi post office; the LGD village code is 42635. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kherakhal, 6 km away. The population is estimated at 500 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Badhani
- LGD code
- 42635
- Pincode
- 246141
- Post office
- Jakholi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 424
- Population (projected 2026)
- 500
- Households
- 88
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1317
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Coordinates
- 30.25937°N, 78.87486°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Deoprayag
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Block / Mandal
- Jakholi*
Getting there
How to reach Badhani
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun81 kmcapital
- Delhi244 km
- Kolkata1273 km
- Mumbai1383 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRishikesh59 km
- Bus stopRatura17 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kherakhal6 km
- ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM11 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum6 km
- CollegeCHAURAS GROUND8 km
- Police stationRudraprayag Police Station11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Badhani
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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