Skip to main content

About Baradiha Village

Baradiha is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 428 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baradiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baradiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731240
Area (hectares) 313.69 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 428
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baradiha compares

By the 2011 count Baradiha is the 81st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 313.69 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Baradiha

Baradiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baradiha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baradiha from other places

Baradiha lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 3.5 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 Baradiha
Nearest railway station Chatra 3.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Baradiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Baradiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Baradiha village had a population of 875. That makes it the 81st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Baradiha village has 428 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baradiha has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Baradiha is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baradiha covers 313.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baradiha falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baradiha is Chatra, about 3.5 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 village for Baradiha.

Baradiha is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baradiha is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 5.3 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bergram (5.1 km), Pashchim Bergram (5.1 km) and Paschim Bahadurpur (6.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.