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About Barotanr Village

Barotanr is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 434 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barotanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barotanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 126.18 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 434
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Barotanr compares

By the 2011 count Barotanr is the 74th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 126.18 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barotanr

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

Barotanr lies about 38 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 14 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 Barotanr
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 26 km
Nearest town Jhajha 36 km
District headquarters Giridih 38 km

Villages closest to Barotanr

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 Barotanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Barotanr village had a population of 873. That makes it the 74th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Barotanr village has 434 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barotanr has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Barotanr covers 126.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barotanr falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barotanr is Duriatanr Halt, about 14 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 Barotanr.

Barotanr is about 38 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barotanr is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Duriatanr Halt is about 14 km away. Birni is about 26 km away. Jhajha is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gardih (3.0 km), Khairidih (3.6 km) and Khariodih (3.6 km).

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

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