About Barahkatha Village

Barahkatha is one of the larger villages in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,364, made up of 4,354 males and 4,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahkatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahkatha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkatha
Pincode	825323
Area (hectares)	356 hectares
Population	8,364
Male Population	4,354
Female Population	4,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahkatha compares

By the 2011 count Barahkatha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Barahkatha

Barahkatha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barahkatha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Barahkatha from other places

Barahkatha lies about 32 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Sarmatanr, about 20 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 Barahkatha
Nearest railway station	Sarmatanr	20 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barkatha	32 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	32 km

Villages closest to Barahkatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahkatha village had a population of 8,364. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Barahkatha village has 4,354 males and 4,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahkatha has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Barahkatha is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahkatha covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barahkatha falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barahkatha is Sarmatanr, about 20 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 village for Barahkatha.

Barahkatha is about 32 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahkatha is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Sarmatanr is about 20 km away. Barki Saria is about 28 km away. Barkatha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.