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About Baharia Village

Baharia is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 310 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 310
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baharia compares

By the 2011 count Baharia is the 47th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Baharia

Baharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baharia from other places

Baharia lies about 61 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, 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 Baharia
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 22 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 35 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 61 km

Villages closest to Baharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baharia village had a population of 609. That makes it the 47th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Baharia village has 310 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baharia has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Baharia is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baharia covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baharia falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baharia is Badampahar, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baharia.

Baharia is about 61 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baharia is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 2.0 km away. Badampahar is about 22 km away. Rairangpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dindakuar (under 2 km), Kalkalgutu (under 2 km) and Sonaposi (under 2 km).

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

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