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About Baratanr Village

Baratanr is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 129 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, 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 Tisri
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 129
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baratanr compares

By the 2011 count Baratanr is the 115th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Baratanr

Baratanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baratanr as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Baratanr from other places

Baratanr lies about 67 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 32 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
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 17 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 32 km
Nearest town Jamūī 33 km
District headquarters Giridih 67 km

Villages closest to Baratanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baratanr village had a population of 244. That makes it the 115th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Baratanr village has 129 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baratanr has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Baratanr covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baratanr falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baratanr is Dhanwar, about 32 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 - 10 km distance for Baratanr.

Baratanr is about 67 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 Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 17 km away. Dhanwar is about 32 km away. Jamūī is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sewatanr (under 2 km), Ganjwa Paisra (under 2 km) and Barki Latbhedwa (under 2 km).

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

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