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About Baratali Village

Baratali is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 46 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, 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 Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 46
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,239
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 Baratali compares

By the 2011 count Baratali is the 169th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Baratali

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

Baratali 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 Baratali
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathikund 14 km
District headquarters Dumka 14 km

Villages closest to Baratali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kathikund 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 103. That makes it the 169th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Baratali village has 46 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baratali has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Baratali is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baratali covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baratali falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baratali 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 Baratali.

Baratali 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.

Baratali is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Kathikund is about 14 km away. Dumka is about 14 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 Bhaki (under 2 km), Bara Bhuinbhanga (under 2 km) and Bara Chaparia (under 2 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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