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About Baratanr Village

Baratanr is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 201 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baratanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 201
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Baratanr compares

By the 2011 count Baratanr is the 141st largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Baratanr

Baratanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baratanr 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 Baratanr from other places

Baratanr lies about 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Baratanr
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
District headquarters Dumka 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Baratanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baratanr village had a population of 410. That makes it the 141st largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Baratanr village has 201 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baratanr has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Baratanr is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baratanr covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baratanr falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baratanr is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Baratanr.

Baratanr is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baratanr is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Ramgarh is about 22 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 Bahiar (under 2 km), Bara Gorro (under 2 km) and Bara Paghar (under 2 km).

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

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