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About Baragidi Village

Baragidi is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 319 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragidi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragidi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 319
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Baragidi compares

By the 2011 count Baragidi is the 68th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Baragidi

Baragidi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baragidi 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 Baragidi from other places

Baragidi lies about 35 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 18 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 Baragidi
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 18 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 35 km

Villages closest to Baragidi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragidi village had a population of 666. That makes it the 68th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Baragidi village has 319 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragidi has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Baragidi is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragidi covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baragidi falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baragidi is Chaibasa, about 18 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 Baragidi.

Baragidi is about 35 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragidi is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 15 km away. Chaibasa is about 18 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seresai (under 2 km), Sitani (under 2 km) and Chotagidi (under 2 km).

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

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