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About Barotanr Village

Barotanr is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 46 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, 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 Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 46
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barotanr compares

By the 2011 count Barotanr is the 227th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barotanr

Barotanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barotanr as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 10 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 6.2 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 Barotanr
Nearest railway station New Giridih 6.2 km
District headquarters Giridih 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 15 km

Villages closest to Barotanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 94. That makes it the 227th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Barotanr village has 46 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barotanr has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barotanr is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barotanr covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barotanr falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barotanr is New Giridih, about 6.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barotanr.

Barotanr is about 10 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 6.2 km away. Giridih is about 10 km away. Gande is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamjori (3.0 km), Bariarpur (4.1 km) and Karmatanr (5.9 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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