About Baraghata Village

Baraghata is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 146 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraghata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814148
Area (hectares)	183 hectares
Population	284
Male Population	146
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
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 Baraghata compares

By the 2011 count Baraghata is the 113th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1010.

Getting to Baraghata

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

Baraghata 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 Baraghata
Nearest railway station	Barapalasi	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	14 km
District headquarters	Dumka	14 km

Villages closest to Baraghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraghata village had a population of 284. That makes it the 113th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Baraghata village has 146 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraghata has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Baraghata is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraghata covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baraghata falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baraghata 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 Baraghata.

Baraghata 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.

Baraghata is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Ranishwar 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.