About Baksidih Village

Baksidih is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 421 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baksidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baksidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	246.18 hectares
Population	811
Male Population	421
Female Population	390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
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 Baksidih compares

By the 2011 count Baksidih is the 32nd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 246.18 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Baksidih

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

Baksidih lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 24 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 Baksidih
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	24 km
Nearest railway station	Jamtara	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	33 km

Villages closest to Baksidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baksidih village had a population of 811. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Baksidih village has 421 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baksidih has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Baksidih covers 246.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baksidih falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baksidih is Jamtara, about 24 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 Baksidih.

Baksidih is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baksidih is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Jāmtāra is about 24 km away. Jamtara is about 24 km away. Masalia is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.