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About Bharidih Village

Bharidih is a mid sized village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 714 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharidih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Hasanganj
Pincode 854326
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 714
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharidih compares

By the 2011 count Bharidih is the 13th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bharidih

Bharidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bharidih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharidih from other places

Bharidih lies about 105 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Patam Halt, about 5.2 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 Bharidih
Nearest railway station Patam Halt 5.2 km
Nearest town Munger 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanganj 7.4 km
District headquarters Katihar 105 km

Villages closest to Bharidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharidih village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 13th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Bharidih village has 714 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharidih has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bharidih is 854326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharidih covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharidih falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharidih is Patam Halt, about 5.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bharidih.

Bharidih is about 105 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharidih is in Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. Patam Halt is about 5.2 km away. Munger is about 6.9 km away. Hasanganj is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagarnathpur (2.4 km), Haripur (4.3 km) and Ramnagar Bansi (5.3 km).

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

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