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About Baika Village

Baika is a large village in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,755, made up of 1,896 males and 1,859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Baika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baika village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Tardih
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 3,755
Male Population 1,896
Female Population 1,859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baika compares

By the 2011 count Baika is the 12th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Baika

Baika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baika as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baika from other places

Baika lies about 37 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 10 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 Baika
Tehsil headquarters Tardih 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Lohna Road 10 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 37 km

Villages closest to Baika

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tardih 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 Baika

As per the Census of India 2011, Baika village had a population of 3,755. That makes it the 12th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Baika village has 1,896 males and 1,859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baika has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Baika covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baika falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baika is Lohna Road, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baika.

Baika is about 37 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baika is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tardih is about 2.1 km away. Lohna Road is about 10 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadpatti (under 2 km), Tardi (under 2 km) and Madaria (under 2 km).

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

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