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About Bardih Village

Bardih is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 411 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 829 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bardih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 829 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 411
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bardih compares

By the 2011 count Bardih is the 20th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 829 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bardih

Bardih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bardih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bardih from other places

Bardih lies about 127 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 15 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 Bardih
Nearest railway station Kajri 15 km
Nearest town Medininagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 22 km
District headquarters Gumla 127 km

Villages closest to Bardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bardih village had a population of 798. That makes it the 20th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Bardih village has 411 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bardih has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bardih is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bardih covers 829 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bardih falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bardih is Kajri, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Bardih.

Bardih is about 127 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bardih is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. Kajri is about 15 km away. Medininagar is about 19 km away. Chainpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (under 2 km), Simlabartoli (7.0 km) and Sarkhi (11 km).

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

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