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About Baida Village

Baida is a mid sized village in Balijana tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 775 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baida village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Balijana
Pincode 783120
Area (hectares) 339.08 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 775
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baida compares

By the 2011 count Baida is the 39th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 339.08 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Baida

Baida is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baida as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baida from other places

Baida lies about 26 km from Goalpara, and the nearest railway station is Pancharatna, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baida
Nearest railway station Pancharatna 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Balijana 26 km
District headquarters Goalpara 26 km
Nearest town Goālpāra 26 km

Villages closest to Baida

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balijana tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baida

As per the Census of India 2011, Baida village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 39th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Baida village has 775 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baida has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Baida is 783120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baida covers 339.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baida falls under Balijana tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Baida is Pancharatna, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baida.

Baida is about 26 km from Goalpara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baida is in Balijana tehsil of Goalpara district. Pancharatna is about 20 km away. Balijana is about 26 km away. Goalpara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simlabari (8.5 km), Sinabari (8.5 km) and Baikunthapur (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baida today is likely to be higher.

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