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About Bedodih Village

Bedodih is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 163 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bedodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bedodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 163
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bedodih compares

By the 2011 count Bedodih is the 154th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bedodih

The census records public bus service for Bedodih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bedodih from other places

Bedodih lies about 10 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 2.0 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 Bedodih
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 6.4 km
District headquarters Giridih 10 km

Villages closest to Bedodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedodih village had a population of 294. That makes it the 154th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Bedodih village has 163 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedodih has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bedodih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bedodih covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bedodih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bedodih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bedodih.

Bedodih is about 10 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bedodih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 2.0 km away. Bengabad is about 6.4 km away. Giridih is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bermi Alias Bahadurpur (under 2 km), Patrodih (under 2 km) and Manjori (1.5 km).

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

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