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About Bakadihi Village

Bakadihi is a small village in Rairangpur tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 72 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakadihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakadihi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Rairangpur
Pincode 757050
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 72
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakadihi compares

By the 2011 count Bakadihi is the 106th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 697 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Bakadihi

Bakadihi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakadihi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakadihi from other places

Bakadihi lies about 99 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhirsai, 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 Bakadihi
Nearest railway station Sidhirsai 18 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rairangpur 32 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 99 km

Villages closest to Bakadihi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakadihi village had a population of 128. That makes it the 106th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 697 residents.

Bakadihi village has 72 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakadihi has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Bakadihi is 757050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakadihi covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakadihi falls under Rairangpur tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bakadihi is Sidhirsai, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakadihi.

Bakadihi is about 99 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakadihi is in Rairangpur tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Sidhirsai is about 18 km away. Gobindpur is about 18 km away. Rairangpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobadiha (2.1 km), Dumadihi (6.4 km) and Khejuri (14 km).

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

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