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About Bastadih Village

Bastadih is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 92 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bastadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 143.52 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 92
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Bastadih compares

By the 2011 count Bastadih is the 99th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 143.52 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 995.

Getting to Bastadih

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

Bastadih lies about 13 km from Pakur. 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 Bastadih
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 12 km
District headquarters Pakur 13 km

Villages closest to Bastadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastadih village had a population of 181. That makes it the 99th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Bastadih village has 92 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastadih has about 967 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Bastadih is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bastadih covers 143.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bastadih falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bastadih notes the nearest railway station 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 Bastadih.

Bastadih is about 13 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastadih is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 12 km away. Pakur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banpokharia (under 2 km), Simaldhap (under 2 km) and Asanjola (under 2 km).

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

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