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About Bedia Village

Bedia is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 281 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bedia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bedia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 281
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bedia compares

By the 2011 count Bedia is the 93rd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bedia

Bedia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bedia as Available within 5 - 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 Bedia from other places

Bedia lies about 19 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur railway station, about 5.3 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 Bedia
Nearest railway station Mathurapur railway station 5.3 km
Nearest town Madhupur 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 19 km
District headquarters Deoghar 19 km

Villages closest to Bedia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedia village had a population of 555. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Bedia village has 281 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedia has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bedia is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bedia covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bedia falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bedia is Mathurapur railway station, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance for Bedia.

Bedia is about 19 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bedia is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Mathurapur railway station is about 5.3 km away. Madhupur is about 5.8 km away. Palojori is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherwa (4.6 km), Mahuadahar (4.8 km) and Sirsa (7.8 km).

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

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