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About Bahera Village

Bahera is a mid sized village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 364 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, 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 Panki
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 84.34 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 364
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Bahera compares

By the 2011 count Bahera is the 71st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 84.34 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bahera

Bahera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahera 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 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 Panki 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 Panki 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 707. That makes it the 71st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Bahera village has 364 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahera has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bahera is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahera covers 84.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahera falls under Panki 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 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 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 Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Jāridih is about 4.6 km away. Jarangdih is about 5.2 km away. Panki 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 Asarhia (under 2 km), Basariya (under 2 km) and Abun (5.0 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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