Badoni

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.^[1][2]

Badoni Khurd
Town
Sonagiri, Badoni
Badoni Khurd Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25.68°N 78.37°E / 25.68; 78.37
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Datia
Government
• Type	Nagar Parishad
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,309
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin Code	475686
Vehicle registration	MP 32

Geography

Badoni is located on 25.68°N 78.37°E / 25.68; 78.37. ^[3] It has an average elevation of 211 metres (692 . Badoni is located in the Bundelkhand 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^[4] a sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males.

Religion in Badoni[5]
Religion			Percent
Hindus			96.40%
Muslims			03.26%
Jains			0.00%
Buddhist			0.5%
Christians			0.21%

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.^[6]

Popular in media

1988's Sunny Deol's Movie Yateem shot in a Haveli in Badoni. ^[7] The mansion is shown as Krishna's (Sunny Deol) house.

Places of attraction

• Badoni Fort ^[8]
• Raja Narayan Singh Palace - Haveli Badoni
• Gupteshwar Mahadev Temple
• Sonagiri 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, 12 km from Badoni.

• Airways :

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