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About Basudih Village

Basudih is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 606 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 143.17 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 606
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basudih compares

By the 2011 count Basudih is the 54th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 143.17 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Basudih

Basudih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basudih as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basudih from other places

Basudih lies about 64 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dadpur, 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 Basudih
Nearest railway station Dadpur 12 km
Nearest town Jhajha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 64 km

Villages closest to Basudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basudih village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 54th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Basudih village has 606 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basudih has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Basudih is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basudih covers 143.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basudih falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basudih is Dadpur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basudih.

Basudih is about 64 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basudih is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Dadpur is about 12 km away. Jhajha is about 12 km away. Birni is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arwatanr (4.4 km), Baherwatanr (4.4 km) and Teliadih (4.8 km).

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

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