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Badoni

Town in Madhya Pradesh, India

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Badoni is a town and a Nagar Parishad in Datia District of Madhya Pradesh in India. A Tehsil headquarter, it is 12 km away from the district headquarters Datia.

01Geography

Badoni is located on 25°41′N 78°22′E / 25.68°N 78.37°E / 25.68; 78.37. It has an average elevation of 211 metres (692 . Badoni is located in the Bundelkhand Region of Madhya Pradesh.

02Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Badoni Nagar Panchayat has a population of 10,309, of which 5,426 are males and 4,883 are females a sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males.

Religion in Badoni
Religion Percent
Hindus 96.40%
Muslims 03.26%
Jains 0.00%
Buddhist 0.5%
Christians 0.21%

03Administration

Badoni is a Nagar Panchayat city. The city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. Badoni Nagar Panchayat has total administration of over 2,176 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

05Places of attraction

  • Badoni Fort
  • Raja Narayan Singh Palace - Haveli Badoni
  • Gupteshwar Mahadev Temple
  • Sonagiri Jain Temples (5 km away)

06Transport

  • Roadways :

Badoni is well connected with roads. Badoni is connected by private bus services to all nearby major cities.

  • Railways :

nearest railway station is Datia railway station, 12 km from Badoni.

  • Airways :

nearest Airport is Datia Airport , 15 km and Gwalior Airport, 85 km from Badoni.

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