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About Bahera Village

Bahera is a mid sized village in Haidernagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,920, made up of 990 males and 930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Haidernagar
Pincode 822115
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 1,920
Male Population 990
Female Population 930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bahera compares

By the 2011 count Bahera is the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Bahera

The census records public bus service for Bahera as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahera from other places

Bahera lies about 12 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 5.2 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 Bahera
Nearest town Jāridih 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Haidernagar 12 km
District headquarters Palamu 12 km

Villages closest to Bahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahera village had a population of 1,920. That makes it the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents.

Bahera village has 990 males and 930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahera has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Bahera is 822115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahera covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahera falls under Haidernagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bahera is Jarangdih, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bahera.

Bahera is about 12 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahera is in Haidernagar tehsil of Palamu district. Jāridih is about 4.6 km away. Jarangdih is about 5.2 km away. Haidernagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaukari (3.8 km), Nawadih (6.3 km) and Bhadua (7.6 km).

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

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