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About Bachdag Village

Bachdag is a small village in Chatra tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 57 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachdag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Chatra
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 158.65 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 57
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bachdag compares

By the 2011 count Bachdag is the 136th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 158.65 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bachdag

The census records public bus service for Bachdag as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bachdag from other places

Bachdag lies about 7.4 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 36 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 Bachdag
Tehsil headquarters Chatra 7.4 km
Nearest town Chatrā 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 36 km

Villages closest to Bachdag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachdag village had a population of 127. That makes it the 136th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Bachdag village has 57 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachdag has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bachdag is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachdag covers 158.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bachdag falls under Chatra tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bachdag is Katkamsandi, about 36 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bachdag.

Bachdag is about 7.4 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachdag is in Chatra tehsil of Chatra district. Chatra is about 7.4 km away. Chatrā is about 7.4 km away. Katkamsandi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sel (under 2 km), Bario (2.7 km) and Lutua (3.2 km).

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

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