About Baratanr Village

Baratanr is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 67 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814158, 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	Jama
Pincode	814158
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	130
Male Population	67
Female Population	63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 254th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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 35 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 24 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	Madankata Railway Station	24 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	35 km

Villages closest to Baratanr

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

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Common questions about Baratanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Baratanr village had a population of 130. That makes it the 254th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Baratanr village has 67 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baratanr has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Baratanr is 814158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baratanr covers 123 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.

Baratanr falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baratanr is Madankata Railway Station, about 24 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 35 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 Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 24 km away. Jāmtāra is about 24 km away. Jama is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.