About Bhadradighi Village

Bhadradighi is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 123 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadradighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadradighi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	242
Male Population	123
Female Population	119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
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 Bhadradighi compares

By the 2011 count Bhadradighi is the 72nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bhadradighi

Bhadradighi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhadradighi 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 Bhadradighi from other places

Bhadradighi lies about 39 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 26 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 Bhadradighi
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	26 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	39 km

Villages closest to Bhadradighi

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

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Common questions about Bhadradighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadradighi village had a population of 242. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Bhadradighi village has 123 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadradighi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bhadradighi is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadradighi covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhadradighi falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhadradighi is Harinsing, about 26 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 Bhadradighi.

Bhadradighi is about 39 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadradighi is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 9.7 km away. Harinsing is about 26 km away. Nalhāti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.