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About Bidir Village

Bidir is a small village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 137 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 137
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Bidir compares

By the 2011 count Bidir is the 40th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 975.

Getting to Bidir

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

Bidir lies about 22 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 22 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 Bidir
Tehsil headquarters Herhanj 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 22 km
District headquarters Latehar 22 km
Nearest town Lātehār 22 km

Villages closest to Bidir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidir village had a population of 264. That makes it the 40th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Bidir village has 137 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidir has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bidir is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidir covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bidir falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bidir is Balumath, about 22 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 Bidir.

Bidir is about 22 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidir is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 3.0 km away. Balumath is about 22 km away. Latehar 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 Ud (under 2 km), Chuku (2.2 km) and Ghure (2.5 km).

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

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