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About Barta Village

Barta is a mid sized village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 601 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Gidhaur
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 601
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barta compares

By the 2011 count Barta is the 13th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 966.

Getting to Barta

Barta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barta from other places

Barta lies about 16 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 19 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 Barta
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur under 2 km
District headquarters Chatra 16 km
Nearest town Chatrā 16 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 19 km

Villages closest to Barta

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 Barta

As per the Census of India 2011, Barta village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 13th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Barta village has 601 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barta has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

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

Barta covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barta falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barta is Katkamsandi, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barta.

Barta is about 16 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barta is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Gidhaur is about under 2 km away. Chatra is about 16 km away. Chatrā 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 Gidhaur (under 2 km), Salga (1.6 km) and Kirkira (1.8 km).

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

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