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About Baratpur Village

Baratpur is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 73 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baratpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baratpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 697 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 73
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
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 Baratpur compares

By the 2011 count Baratpur is the 133rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 697 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Baratpur

Baratpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baratpur 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 Baratpur from other places

Baratpur lies about 88 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 6.6 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 Baratpur
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 6.6 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 20 km
District headquarters Chatra 88 km

Villages closest to Baratpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baratpur village had a population of 134. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Baratpur village has 73 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baratpur has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Baratpur is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baratpur covers 697 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baratpur falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baratpur is Kajrat Nawadih, about 6.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baratpur.

Baratpur is about 88 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baratpur is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Kajrat Nawadih is about 6.6 km away. Nabīnagar is about 8.4 km away. Pratappur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Pathra (under 2 km) and Narainpur (2.4 km).

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

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