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About Bardaha Village

Bardaha is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 628 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bardaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bardaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 315.77 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 628
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bardaha compares

By the 2011 count Bardaha is the 35th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 315.77 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bardaha

Bardaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bardaha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bardaha from other places

Bardaha lies about 47 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Nimdih, about 14 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 Bardaha
Nearest town Mango 11 km
Nearest railway station Nimdih 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 16 km
District headquarters Puruliya 47 km

Villages closest to Bardaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bardaha village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 35th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Bardaha village has 628 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bardaha has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bardaha is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bardaha covers 315.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bardaha falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bardaha is Nimdih, about 14 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 km distance for Bardaha.

Bardaha is about 47 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bardaha is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Mango is about 11 km away. Nimdih is about 14 km away. Barabazar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramukru (4.9 km), Digardih (5.7 km) and Jharia (6.1 km).

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

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