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About Baika Village

Baika is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 282 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baika village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 85.58 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 282
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baika compares

By the 2011 count Baika is the 54th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 85.58 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Baika

The census records public bus service for Baika as Available within 10+ 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baika from other places

Baika lies about 8.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Baika
Nearest town Chakradharpur 4.3 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 22 km

Villages closest to Baika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baika village had a population of 555. That makes it the 54th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Baika village has 282 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baika has about 968 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Baika is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baika covers 85.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baika falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Baika notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Baika is about 8.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baika is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 4.3 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 8.9 km away. Sonua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandodih (8.8 km), Gobindpur (11 km) and Dalki (11 km).

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

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