About Bedia Village

Bedia is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 378 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 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	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	737
Male Population	378
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Bedia compares

By the 2011 count Bedia is the 43rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bedia

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

Bedia lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 19 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	Basukinath Railway Station	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	23 km
District headquarters	Dumka	30 km

Villages closest to Bedia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedia village had a population of 737. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Bedia village has 378 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedia has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Bedia covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bedia falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bedia is Basukinath Railway Station, about 19 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 Bedia.

Bedia is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bedia is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 19 km away. Jama is about 23 km away. Dumka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.