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About Baraitanr Village

Baraitanr is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 27 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraitanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraitanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 72.48 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 27
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraitanr compares

By the 2011 count Baraitanr is the 123rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 72.48 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Baraitanr

Baraitanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraitanr as Available within 10+ 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 Baraitanr from other places

Baraitanr lies about 68 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 27 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 Baraitanr
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 27 km
Nearest town Kodarma 35 km
District headquarters Giridih 68 km

Villages closest to Baraitanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraitanr village had a population of 54. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Baraitanr village has 27 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraitanr has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Baraitanr is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraitanr covers 72.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baraitanr falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baraitanr is Dhanwar, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Baraitanr.

Baraitanr is about 68 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraitanr is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 5.9 km away. Dhanwar is about 27 km away. Kodarma is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarabirne (under 2 km), Pathaldiha (under 2 km) and Birne (under 2 km).

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

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