About Baija Village

Baija is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 125 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baija Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baija village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	248
Male Population	125
Female Population	123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
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 Baija compares

By the 2011 count Baija is the 185th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Baija

Baija is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baija 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. The nearest villages by name are Baghmari, Bagiariya Urf Chandubathan, Baheradih and Baheradih Chhit. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baija

As per the Census of India 2011, Baija village had a population of 248. That makes it the 185th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Baija village has 125 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baija has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Baija is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baija covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baija falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Baija notes the nearest railway station 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 Baija.

Baija is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.