Badoni is a town and a

Nagar Parishad In India, a municipal council, also known as municipality, nagar palika, nagar parishad, nagar parisad or nagar sabha, is a self-governing Urban Local Body that administers a smaller urban areas than municipal corporations, with population of 1 ...

in Datia District of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

in India. A

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

headquarter, it is 12 km away from the district headquarters

Datia Datia, is a town and the district headquarter of the Datia District of Gwalior Chambal region in north Madhya Pradesh, a state in Central India. Datia is world famous for Pitambara Peeth, a shakti pilgrimage site. It is an ancient town, ...

Geography

Badoni is located on . It has an average elevation of 211 metres (692 . Badoni is located in the

Bundelkhand Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central and North India. It corresponds to the Post-Vedic Chedi kingdom. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Prad ...

Region of Madhya Pradesh.

Demographics

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.

Administration

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.

Popular in media

1988's

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's Movie

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shot in a

Haveli A ''haveli'' is a traditional townhouse, mansion, or manor house, in the Indian subcontinent, usually one with historical and architectural significance, and located in a town or city. The word ''haveli'' is derived from Arabic ''hawali'', me ...

in Badoni. The mansion is shown as Krishna's (Sunny Deol) house.

Places of attraction

* Badoni Fort Viwe of Badoni Fort
/ref> * Raja Narayan Singh Palace - Haveli Badoni * Gupteshwar Mahadev Temple *

Sonagiri Sonagiri () or Swarnagiri, about 65 km from Gwalior, has scores of Digambar Jain temples dating from the 9th century onwards. It is located in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, India. This location is popular among devotees and asce ...

Jain Temples (5 km away)

Transport

* 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 Datia railway station is a railway station in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Its code is DAA. It serves the town of Datia. It is located on Gwalior-Jhansi mainline section. The station consists of five platforms. It contains various amen ...

, 12 km from Badoni. * Airways : nearest Airport is Datia Airport , 15 km and

Gwalior Airport Gwalior Airport , also known as Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Terminal, is a domestic airport managed and operated by the Airports Authority of India serving the city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in Maharajpura, 10 km (6 mi) no ...

, 85 km from Badoni.

References

{{Gwalior Division Cities and towns in Datia district