| Baddi | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Himachal Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Himachal Pradesh |
| Coordinates: | 30.928°N 76.796°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Himachal Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Solan |
| Leader Title2: | MLA |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 426 |
| Population Total: | 29,911 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Rank: | 4 in HP |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 173205 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 01795 (Nalagarh)[2] |
| Registration Plate: | HP 93 (Nalagarh) |
| Website: | https://himachal.nic.in/en-IN/ |
Baddi is an industrial town and Nagar parishad, near Solan City in the southwestern Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India.[3] The town lies on the border of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana states in the Shivalik Hills, around 35 kilometres west of Solan City. Baddi is largest pharmaceutical hub of Asia.
Baddi's geographic coordinates are .[4] The town is situated at an average elevation of 426 metres (1397 ft).
According to the 2011 Census of India, Baddi town had a population of 29,911 with 19,332 males and 10,579 females.[1] There were 3,883 children below the age of six years. The sex ratio and child sex ratio of the town stood at 547 and 831 respectively.[1] The literacy rate was 86.33%, higher than the state average of 82.80%.[1]
Baddi is home to multiple pharmaceutical companies which have established manufacturing plants and R&D hubs in the town. The town is Asia's biggest pharmaceuticals hub and is home to some of the largest pharmaceutical companies including Cipla, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Cadila Healthcare, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Laboratories, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, and Manjushree Technopack.[5]
Baddi houses a total of 3,120 factories belonging to leading pharma, FMCG and textile companies among others and which generate an annual turnover of Rs 60,000 crore. Baddi employs one-third of all persons engaged in Himachal's medium and large industries. In terms of revenue, the town contributes half of the state's total revenues generated from industries.[6] In April, 2019, the department of commerce undertook inauguration of Engineering Exports Promotion Council office in Nalagarh inaugurated by Mr. Prashant Deshta- Sub-Divisional Magistrate Nalagarh (SDM) to ease up International Export in the region.[7]
Baddi is also a large hub for the Cosmetic industry, specifically for third party cosmetic manufacturing, some notable names being AVN Footsteps, Vista and JP Healthcare.
Educational institutes in and nearby Baddi are: