About Baratanr Village

Baratanr is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 333 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baratanr village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	815318
Area (hectares)	148.33 hectares
Population	619
Male Population	333
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baratanr compares

By the 2011 count Baratanr is the 152nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 148.33 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Baratanr

Baratanr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baratanr as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 114 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 11 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	Kathautia	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	12 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	32 km
District headquarters	Giridih	114 km

Villages closest to Baratanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamua 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 619. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Baratanr village has 333 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baratanr has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Baratanr is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baratanr covers 148.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baratanr falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baratanr is Kathautia, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baratanr.

Baratanr is about 114 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baratanr is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Kathautia is about 11 km away. Jamua is about 12 km away. Bagaha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.