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About Baigadia Village

Baigadia is a small village in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 158 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baigadia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baigadia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bhandari Pokhari
Pincode 756120
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 158
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baigadia compares

By the 2011 count Baigadia is the 104th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 983.

Getting to Baigadia

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

Baigadia lies about 24 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Kapali Road, 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 Baigadia
Nearest railway station Kapali Road 18 km
Nearest town Anandpur 22 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhandari Pokhari 26 km

Villages closest to Baigadia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandari Pokhari 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 Baigadia

As per the Census of India 2011, Baigadia village had a population of 299. That makes it the 104th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Baigadia village has 158 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baigadia has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Baigadia is 756120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baigadia covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baigadia falls under Bhandari Pokhari tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baigadia is Kapali Road, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baigadia.

Baigadia is about 24 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baigadia is in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil of Bhadrak district. Kapali Road is about 18 km away. Anandpur is about 22 km away. Bhadrak is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belagadia (under 2 km), Ranipada (8.3 km) and Ranjit (14 km).

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

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