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About Baratali Village

Baratali is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 68 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baratali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baratali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 68
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baratali compares

By the 2011 count Baratali is the 100th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Baratali

Baratali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baratali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Baratali from other places

Baratali lies about 56 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 8.9 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 Baratali
Nearest railway station Chatra 8.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 29 km
District headquarters Dumka 56 km

Villages closest to Baratali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baratali village had a population of 138. That makes it the 100th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Baratali village has 68 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baratali has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Baratali is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baratali covers 126 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.

Baratali falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baratali is Chatra, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baratali.

Baratali is about 56 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baratali is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Chatra is about 8.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Gopikandar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuarpur (2.1 km), Chandarmali (6.9 km) and Kumarbandh (6.9 km).

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

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