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About Baniyadih Village

Baniyadih is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 258 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniyadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniyadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 258
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniyadih compares

By the 2011 count Baniyadih is the 85th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Baniyadih

Baniyadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baniyadih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baniyadih from other places

Baniyadih lies about 23 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, 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 Baniyadih
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 3.1 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 23 km
District headquarters Gumla 23 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 26 km

Villages closest to Baniyadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniyadih village had a population of 529. That makes it the 85th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Baniyadih village has 258 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniyadih has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Baniyadih is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniyadih covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baniyadih falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baniyadih is Lohardaga, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baniyadih.

Baniyadih is about 23 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniyadih is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 3.1 km away. Lohārdagā is about 23 km away. Gumla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotri (under 2 km), Ghoratangar (under 2 km) and Tangarsikwar (1.6 km).

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

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