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About Baradiha Village

Baradiha is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 188 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721129, 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 Salbani
Pincode 721129
Area (hectares) 44.97 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 188
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 159th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 44.97 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

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 167 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 7.6 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 Bakarkudi 7.6 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Salbani 31 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 167 km

Villages closest to Baradiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salbani 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 378. That makes it the 159th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Baradiha village has 188 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baradiha has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Baradiha is 721129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baradiha covers 44.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baradiha is Bakarkudi, about 7.6 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 167 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 Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Bakarkudi is about 7.6 km away. Balarāmpur is about 27 km away. Salbani is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsa Dihi (under 2 km), Gauranga Chak (2.5 km) and Jamda (2.7 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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