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About Baya Khurd Village

Baya Khurd is a mid sized village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 346 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baya Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baya Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhandaria
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 680 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 346
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baya Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Baya Khurd is the 36th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 680 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Baya Khurd

Baya Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baya Khurd as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baya Khurd from other places

Baya Khurd lies about 41 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 35 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 Baya Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Bhandaria 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 35 km
Nearest town Medininagar 40 km
District headquarters Garhwa 41 km

Villages closest to Baya Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandaria 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 Baya Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Baya Khurd village had a population of 655. That makes it the 36th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Baya Khurd village has 346 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baya Khurd has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Baya Khurd is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baya Khurd covers 680 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baya Khurd falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baya Khurd is Barwadih Junction, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baya Khurd.

Baya Khurd is about 41 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baya Khurd is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 8.3 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 35 km away. Medininagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraidih (under 2 km), Mahugain (under 2 km) and Janewa (4.4 km).

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

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