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About Bagodar Village

Bagodar is one of the larger villages in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,934, made up of 5,124 males and 4,810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1040 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagodar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagodar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 825322
Area (hectares) 1040 hectares
Population 9,934
Male Population 5,124
Female Population 4,810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagodar compares

By the 2011 count Bagodar is the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 1040 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bagodar

Bagodar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagodar 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 Bagodar from other places

Bagodar lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 12 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 Bagodar
Nearest railway station Chichaki 12 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 12 km
District headquarters Giridih 50 km

Villages closest to Bagodar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagodar village had a population of 9,934. That makes it the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Bagodar village has 5,124 males and 4,810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagodar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Bagodar is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagodar covers 1040 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagodar falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagodar is Chichaki, about 12 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 Bagodar.

Bagodar is about 50 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagodar is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 12 km away. Barki Saria is about 12 km away. Giridih is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarmune (under 2 km), Sonturpi (2.2 km) and Jamuniya (2.8 km).

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

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