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About Baldega Village

Baldega is a mid sized village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 625 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 708.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baldega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baldega village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 708.63 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 625
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baldega compares

By the 2011 count Baldega is the 18th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 708.63 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Baldega

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

Baldega lies about 26 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 14 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 Baldega
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 14 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 19 km
District headquarters Simdega 26 km

Villages closest to Baldega

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baldega village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 18th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Baldega village has 625 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baldega has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Baldega is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baldega covers 708.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baldega falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baldega is Kanaroan, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baldega.

Baldega is about 26 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baldega is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Jaldega is about 6.4 km away. Kanaroan is about 14 km away. Birmitrapur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagutoli (2.1 km), Sawnajara (2.6 km) and Barkitangar (2.8 km).

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

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