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About Baikera Village

Baikera is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 642 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baikera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baikera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 388 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 642
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baikera compares

By the 2011 count Baikera is the 15th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Baikera

Baikera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baikera 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baikera from other places

Baikera lies about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Tunia, about 6.2 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 Baikera
Nearest railway station Tunia 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 6.9 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 25 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 26 km

Villages closest to Baikera

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 Baikera

As per the Census of India 2011, Baikera village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 15th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Baikera village has 642 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baikera has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Baikera is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baikera covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baikera is Tunia, about 6.2 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 km distance for Baikera.

Baikera is about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baikera is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tunia is about 6.2 km away. Sonua is about 6.9 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjunpur (under 2 km), Jarakel (1.6 km) and Beherabindha (1.8 km).

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

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