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About Baranawatanr Village

Baranawatanr is a large village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,418, made up of 1,293 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baranawatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baranawatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 828109
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 2,418
Male Population 1,293
Female Population 1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baranawatanr compares

By the 2011 count Baranawatanr is the 20th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Baranawatanr

Baranawatanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baranawatanr as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baranawatanr from other places

Baranawatanr lies about 113 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 4.6 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 Baranawatanr
Nearest town Mango 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Salgajhari 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 25 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 113 km

Villages closest to Baranawatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baranawatanr village had a population of 2,418. That makes it the 20th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Baranawatanr village has 1,293 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baranawatanr has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Baranawatanr is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baranawatanr covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baranawatanr falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baranawatanr is Salgajhari, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baranawatanr.

Baranawatanr is about 113 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baranawatanr is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Mango is about 3.5 km away. Salgajhari is about 4.6 km away. Gobindpur is about 25 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 Bagmara (under 2 km), Barajamua (under 2 km) and Barba (under 2 km).

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

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