About Bagdedih Village

Bagdedih is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 615 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagdedih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagdedih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	219.71 hectares
Population	1,209
Male Population	615
Female Population	594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bagdedih compares

By the 2011 count Bagdedih is the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 219.71 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bagdedih

Bagdedih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bagdedih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagdedih from other places

Bagdedih lies about 62 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 21 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 Bagdedih
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	21 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	35 km
District headquarters	Giridih	62 km

Villages closest to Bagdedih

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

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Common questions about Bagdedih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagdedih village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Bagdedih village has 615 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagdedih has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bagdedih is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagdedih covers 219.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagdedih falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagdedih is Dhanwar, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bagdedih.

Bagdedih is about 62 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagdedih is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 2.4 km away. Dhanwar is about 21 km away. Kodarma is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.