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About Bariatu Village

Bariatu is a small village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 199 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, 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 Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 199
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bariatu compares

By the 2011 count Bariatu is the 31st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bariatu

Bariatu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bariatu as Available within 10+ 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 Bariatu from other places

Bariatu lies about 26 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 42 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 Kunda 7.8 km
District headquarters Chatra 26 km
Nearest town Chatrā 26 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 42 km

Villages closest to Bariatu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kunda 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 389. That makes it the 31st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Bariatu village has 199 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariatu has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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

Bariatu covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bariatu falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bariatu is Balumath, about 42 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 10+ km distance for Bariatu.

Bariatu is about 26 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 Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Kunda is about 7.8 km away. Chatra is about 26 km away. Chatrā is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meghrania (under 2 km), Khapia (under 2 km) and Potamdohar (1.6 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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