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About Barotola Village

Barotola is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 183 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barotola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barotola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 45.12 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 183
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
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 Barotola compares

By the 2011 count Barotola is the 130th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 45.12 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barotola

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

Barotola lies about 46 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 22 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 Barotola
Tehsil headquarters Birni 20 km
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 22 km
Nearest town Jhajha 28 km
District headquarters Giridih 46 km

Villages closest to Barotola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barotola village had a population of 389. That makes it the 130th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Barotola village has 183 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barotola has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Barotola is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barotola covers 45.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barotola falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barotola is Duriatanr Halt, about 22 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 Barotola.

Barotola is about 46 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barotola is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 20 km away. Duriatanr Halt is about 22 km away. Jhajha is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garaidih (4.3 km), Pipradih (4.7 km) and Rajadaur (5.5 km).

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

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