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About Bakshidih Village

Bakshidih is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 271 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakshidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakshidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 271
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakshidih compares

By the 2011 count Bakshidih is the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bakshidih

Bakshidih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bakshidih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bakshidih from other places

Bakshidih lies about 31 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mael, about 12 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 Bakshidih
Tehsil headquarters Angara 11 km
Nearest railway station Mael 12 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 31 km

Villages closest to Bakshidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakshidih village had a population of 509. That makes it the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Bakshidih village has 271 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakshidih has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bakshidih is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakshidih covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakshidih falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakshidih is Mael, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Bakshidih.

Bakshidih is about 31 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakshidih is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Angara is about 11 km away. Mael is about 12 km away. Chitarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saheda (under 2 km), Jaspur (under 2 km) and Gutidih (under 2 km).

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

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