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About Baradih Village

Baradih is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,937, made up of 966 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baradih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 1,937
Male Population 966
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Baradih compares

By the 2011 count Baradih is the 18th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Baradih

Baradih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baradih 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baradih from other places

Baradih lies about 56 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 16 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 Baradih
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 23 km
Nearest town Kodarma 37 km
District headquarters Giridih 56 km

Villages closest to Baradih

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 Baradih

As per the Census of India 2011, Baradih village had a population of 1,937. That makes it the 18th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Baradih village has 966 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baradih has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Baradih is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baradih covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baradih falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baradih is Dhanwar, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Baradih.

Baradih is about 56 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baradih is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 16 km away. Birni is about 23 km away. Kodarma is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankhabara (under 2 km), Nawadih (3.7 km) and Chargo (4.4 km).

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

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