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About Bahda Village

Bahda is a mid sized village in Noamundi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 591 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Noamundi
Pincode 833218
Area (hectares) 418.41 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 591
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahda compares

By the 2011 count Bahda is the 17th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 418.41 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bahda

Bahda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bahda from other places

Bahda lies about 40 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is PadapaharJunction, about 8.8 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 Bahda
Tehsil headquarters Noamundi 8.5 km
Nearest railway station PadapaharJunction 8.8 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 20 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 40 km

Villages closest to Bahda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahda village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 17th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Bahda village has 591 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahda has about 958 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Bahda is 833218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahda covers 418.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahda falls under Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bahda is PadapaharJunction, about 8.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bahda.

Bahda is about 40 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahda is in Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Noamundi is about 8.5 km away. PadapaharJunction is about 8.8 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aikuti (under 2 km), Kotgarh (2.5 km) and Pateta (2.5 km).

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

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