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About Bidri Village

Bidri is a mid sized village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 618 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 691 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manjhari
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 691 hectares
Population 1,238
Male Population 618
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bidri compares

By the 2011 count Bidri is the 23rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 691 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bidri

Bidri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bidri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bidri from other places

Bidri lies about 28 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Talaburu, about 5.8 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 Bidri
Nearest railway station Talaburu 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhari 14 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 19 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 28 km

Villages closest to Bidri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidri village had a population of 1,238. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Bidri village has 618 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidri has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bidri is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidri covers 691 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bidri falls under Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bidri is Talaburu, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bidri.

Bidri is about 28 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidri is in Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Talaburu is about 5.8 km away. Manjhari is about 14 km away. Chāībāsa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukumadkam (under 2 km), Tengarai (1.8 km) and Ipilsingi (2.2 km).

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

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