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About Bariatu Village

Bariatu is a large village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,707, made up of 1,364 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bariatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bariatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Gidhaur
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 1239 hectares
Population 2,707
Male Population 1,364
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bariatu compares

By the 2011 count Bariatu is the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 1239 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bariatu

Bariatu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bariatu as Available within 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 Bariatu from other places

Bariatu lies about 21 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, 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 Bariatu
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 21 km
Nearest town Chatrā 21 km

Villages closest to Bariatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bariatu village had a population of 2,707. That makes it the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Bariatu village has 1,364 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariatu has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bariatu is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bariatu covers 1239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bariatu falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bariatu is Katkamsandi, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bariatu.

Bariatu is about 21 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bariatu is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Gidhaur is about 4.7 km away. Katkamsandi is about 14 km away. Chatra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohmar (2.3 km), Gangpur (2.5 km) and Sindurve (2.6 km).

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

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