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About Bedia Chak Village

Bedia Chak is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 437 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bedia Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bedia Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 221.83 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 437
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bedia Chak is the 25th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 221.83 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 987.

Getting to Bedia Chak

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

Bedia Chak 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 Chak
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Bedia Chak

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.

Common questions about Bedia Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedia Chak village had a population of 863. That makes it the 25th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Bedia Chak village has 437 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedia Chak 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 987.

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

Bedia Chak covers 221.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bedia Chak falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bedia Chak 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 Chak.

Bedia Chak 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 Chak is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 19 km away. Masalia is about 30 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bedia (under 2 km), Bedia Saontali (under 2 km) and Kusbedia (under 2 km).

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

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