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About Baldihi Village

Baldihi is a small village in Koida tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 170 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baldihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baldihi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Koida
Pincode 770048
Area (hectares) 508 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 170
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baldihi compares

By the 2011 count Baldihi is the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 508 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Baldihi

Baldihi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baldihi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Baldihi from other places

Baldihi lies about 132 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 24 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 Baldihi
Nearest railway station Barsuan 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Koida 29 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 40 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 132 km

Villages closest to Baldihi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baldihi village had a population of 327. That makes it the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Baldihi village has 170 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baldihi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Baldihi is 770048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baldihi covers 508 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baldihi falls under Koida tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baldihi is Barsuan, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baldihi.

Baldihi is about 132 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baldihi is in Koida tehsil of Sundargarh district. Barsuan is about 24 km away. Koida is about 29 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Podadihi (25 km), Dengula (25 km) and Mithirda (25 km).

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

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