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About Bad Village

Bad is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,979, made up of 1,033 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Bad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 1,979
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bad compares

By the 2011 count Bad is the 33rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bad

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

How far is Bad from other places

Bad lies about 66 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Mani, about 9.2 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 Bad
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 7.7 km
Nearest town Nāsriganj 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Mani 9.2 km
District headquarters Rohtas 66 km

Villages closest to Bad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bad village had a population of 1,979. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Bad village has 1,033 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bad has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Bad covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bad falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bad is Mani, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bad.

Bad is about 66 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bad is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 7.7 km away. Nāsriganj is about 7.7 km away. Mani is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilha (under 2 km), Titho (under 2 km) and Nad (under 2 km).

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

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