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About Baniadih Village

Baniadih is a large village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,075, made up of 1,643 males and 1,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 3,075
Male Population 1,643
Female Population 1,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baniadih compares

By the 2011 count Baniadih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Baniadih

Baniadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baniadih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baniadih from other places

Baniadih lies about 30 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, 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 Baniadih
Nearest railway station Ghogha 13 km
Nearest town Colgong 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 26 km
District headquarters Godda 30 km

Villages closest to Baniadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniadih village had a population of 3,075. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Baniadih village has 1,643 males and 1,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniadih has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Baniadih is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniadih covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baniadih falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baniadih is Ghogha, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baniadih.

Baniadih 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.

Baniadih is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Ghogha is about 13 km away. Colgong is about 19 km away. Thakurgangti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maku Chak (3.9 km), Bardia Chak (4.2 km) and Rampur (5.1 km).

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

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