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About Baigandiha Village

Baigandiha is a small village in Basta tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 201 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baigandiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baigandiha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Basta
Pincode 756030
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 201
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baigandiha compares

By the 2011 count Baigandiha is the 84th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 617 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 955.

Getting to Baigandiha

The census records public bus service for Baigandiha as Available within <5 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 Baigandiha from other places

Baigandiha lies about 32 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Amarda Road, about 3.7 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 Baigandiha
Nearest railway station Amarda Road 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Basta 7.4 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 14 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 32 km

Villages closest to Baigandiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baigandiha village had a population of 378. That makes it the 84th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 617 residents.

Baigandiha village has 201 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baigandiha has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Baigandiha is 756030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baigandiha covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baigandiha falls under Basta tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baigandiha is Amarda Road, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Baigandiha is about 32 km from Baleshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baigandiha is in Basta tehsil of Baleshwar district. Amarda Road is about 3.7 km away. Basta is about 7.4 km away. Jaleshwar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagaldiha (under 2 km), Chakrada (under 2 km) and Gahirasimulia (3.1 km).

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

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