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About Baghraidih Village

Baghraidih is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 359 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghraidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghraidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 359
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghraidih compares

By the 2011 count Baghraidih is the 45th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Baghraidih

Baghraidih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baghraidih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Baghraidih from other places

Baghraidih lies about 24 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Sankarpur, about 16 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 Baghraidih
Tehsil headquarters Devipur 10 km
Nearest railway station Sankarpur 16 km
Nearest town Madhupur 23 km
District headquarters Deoghar 24 km

Villages closest to Baghraidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghraidih village had a population of 707. That makes it the 45th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Baghraidih village has 359 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghraidih has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Baghraidih is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghraidih covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghraidih falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghraidih is Sankarpur, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baghraidih.

Baghraidih is about 24 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghraidih is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Devipur is about 10 km away. Sankarpur is about 16 km away. Madhupur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagnadih (under 2 km), Khijuria (under 2 km) and Jamua (under 2 km).

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

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