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About Basdiha Village

Basdiha is a large village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,416, made up of 1,246 males and 1,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 2,416
Male Population 1,246
Female Population 1,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Basdiha compares

By the 2011 count Basdiha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Basdiha

Basdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basdiha 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 Basdiha from other places

Basdiha lies about 30 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 26 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 Basdiha
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 26 km
Nearest town Colgong 29 km
District headquarters Godda 30 km

Villages closest to Basdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basdiha village had a population of 2,416. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Basdiha village has 1,246 males and 1,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basdiha has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Basdiha is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basdiha covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basdiha falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Basdiha is Ammapali, about 26 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 Basdiha.

Basdiha is about 30 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basdiha is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 9.5 km away. Ammapali is about 26 km away. Colgong is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Bhorai (under 2 km), Lohandiya (under 2 km) and Lohandiya Bazar (under 2 km).

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

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