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About Baddiha Village

Baddiha is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,932, made up of 957 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baddiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baddiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 1,932
Male Population 957
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baddiha compares

By the 2011 count Baddiha is the 26th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Baddiha

Baddiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baddiha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Baddiha from other places

Baddiha lies about 49 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 6.2 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 Baddiha
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 6.2 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 29 km
District headquarters Giridih 49 km

Villages closest to Baddiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baddiha village had a population of 1,932. That makes it the 26th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Baddiha village has 957 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baddiha has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Baddiha is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baddiha covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baddiha falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baddiha is Dhanwar, about 6.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baddiha.

Baddiha is about 49 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baddiha is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 6.2 km away. Barki Saria is about 29 km away. Giridih is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitmatanr (under 2 km), Budhuatanr (under 2 km) and Ratanpur (under 2 km).

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

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