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About Baradiha Village

Baradiha is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 933 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 197.49 hectares
Population 1,818
Male Population 933
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baradiha compares

By the 2011 count Baradiha is the 17th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 197.49 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Baradiha

Baradiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baradiha as Available within 5 - 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 Baradiha from other places

Baradiha lies about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jakpur, about 2.7 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 Baradiha
Nearest railway station Jakpur 2.7 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur II 13 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 13 km

Villages closest to Baradiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur II 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 1,818. That makes it the 17th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Baradiha village has 933 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baradiha has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Baradiha is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baradiha covers 197.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baradiha falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baradiha is Jakpur, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance for Baradiha.

Baradiha is about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baradiha is in Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 2.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 4.4 km away. Kharagpur II is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakpur (3.4 km), Jaypur (3.4 km) and Amlataria (5.0 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.

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