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About Bakainia Village

Bakainia is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 109 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakainia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakainia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 36.05 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 109
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakainia compares

By the 2011 count Bakainia is the 225th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 36.05 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bakainia

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

How far is Bakainia from other places

Bakainia lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 7.1 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 Bakainia
Nearest railway station Nawadih 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 10 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 28 km
District headquarters Giridih 50 km

Villages closest to Bakainia

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 Bakainia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakainia village had a population of 207. That makes it the 225th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Bakainia village has 109 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakainia has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Bakainia covers 36.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakainia falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakainia is Nawadih, about 7.1 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 km distance for Bakainia.

Bakainia 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.

Bakainia is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 7.1 km away. Dhanwar is about 10 km away. Barki Saria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korwadih (under 2 km), Makatpur (under 2 km) and Dhemla Sarkwatanr (under 2 km).

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

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