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About Baradih Village

Baradih is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 82 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825220, 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 Dumri
Pincode 825220
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 82
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baradih compares

By the 2011 count Baradih is the 148th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Baradih

Baradih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baradih as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baradih from other places

Baradih lies about 22 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 13 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 Chegro 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 22 km

Villages closest to Baradih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 158. That makes it the 148th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Baradih village has 82 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baradih has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Baradih is 825220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baradih covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baradih falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baradih is Chegro, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baradih.

Baradih is about 22 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 Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 13 km away. Dumri is about 16 km away. Giridih is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (under 2 km), Akbakitanr (under 2 km) and Ranipinda (under 2 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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