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About Bajto Village

Bajto is a mid sized village in Giridih tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 810 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajto village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Giridih
Pincode 815302
Area (hectares) 388 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 810
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Bajto compares

By the 2011 count Bajto is the 34th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,003 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 943.

Getting to Bajto

Bajto is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bajto 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 Bajto from other places

Bajto lies about 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 9.4 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 Bajto
Nearest railway station Jitpur 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Giridih 16 km

Villages closest to Bajto

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajto village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 34th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,003 residents.

Bajto village has 810 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajto has about 957 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Bajto is 815302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajto covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajto falls under Giridih tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bajto is Jitpur, about 9.4 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 Bajto.

Bajto is about 16 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajto is in Giridih tehsil of Giridih district. Jitpur is about 9.4 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhargaria (under 2 km), Tatokiyari (under 2 km) and Chapardiha (2.6 km).

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

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