About Baratanr Village

Baratanr is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 78 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, 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	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	46.93 hectares
Population	174
Male Population	78
Female Population	96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,231
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 217th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 46.93 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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	Saraiyahat	29 km

Villages closest to Baratanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraiyahat 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 174. That makes it the 217th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Baratanr village has 78 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baratanr has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Baratanr is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baratanr covers 46.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baratanr falls under Saraiyahat 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 Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Saraiyahat is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.