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About Baradih Village

Baradih is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 238 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baradih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 313.61 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 238
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baradih compares

By the 2011 count Baradih is the 94th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 313.61 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Baradih

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

Baradih lies about 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 30 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 Baradih
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 7.6 km
District headquarters Gumla 18 km
Nearest town Gumlā 18 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 30 km

Villages closest to Baradih

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 Baradih

As per the Census of India 2011, Baradih village had a population of 471. That makes it the 94th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Baradih village has 238 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baradih has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Baradih covers 313.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baradih falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baradih is Lohardaga, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baradih.

Baradih is about 18 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baradih is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 7.6 km away. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halmati (under 2 km), Goya (2.0 km) and Gomat (2.1 km).

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

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