Skip to main content

About Badhiadih Village

Badhiadih is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 16 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badhiadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badhiadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814141
Area (hectares) 15.11 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 16
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
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 Badhiadih compares

By the 2011 count Badhiadih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 15.11 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Badhiadih

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

Badhiadih lies about 26 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 17 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 Badhiadih
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 18 km
District headquarters Dumka 26 km

Villages closest to Badhiadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badhiadih village had a population of 34. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Badhiadih village has 16 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badhiadih has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Badhiadih is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badhiadih covers 15.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badhiadih falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Badhiadih is Basukinath Railway Station, about 17 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 Badhiadih.

Badhiadih is about 26 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badhiadih is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 17 km away. Jarmundi is about 18 km away. Dumka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandhdih (under 2 km), Bandhiadih (under 2 km) and Gadi Kamardiha (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.