About Bagodih Village

Bagodih is one of the larger villages in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,955, made up of 3,022 males and 2,933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1661 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagodih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Sariya
Pincode	825320
Area (hectares)	1661 hectares
Population	5,955
Male Population	3,022
Female Population	2,933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagodih compares

By the 2011 count Bagodih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 1661 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bagodih

Bagodih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagodih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagodih from other places

Bagodih lies about 4.4 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about under 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 Bagodih
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sariya	4.4 km
District headquarters	Giridih	4.4 km

Villages closest to Bagodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagodih village had a population of 5,955. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Bagodih village has 3,022 males and 2,933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagodih has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bagodih is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagodih covers 1661 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagodih falls under Sariya tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagodih is New Giridih, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bagodih.

Bagodih is about 4.4 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagodih is in Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about under 2 km away. Sariya is about 4.4 km away. Giridih is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.