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About Baratanr Village

Baratanr is a small village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 121 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baratanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 121
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Baratanr compares

By the 2011 count Baratanr is the 182nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Baratanr

Baratanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baratanr 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 Baratanr from other places

Baratanr lies about 15 km from Jamtara. 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
District headquarters Jamtara 15 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 20 km

Villages closest to Baratanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nala 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 245. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Baratanr village has 121 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baratanr has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Baratanr is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baratanr covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baratanr falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Baratanr notes the nearest railway station 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 Baratanr.

Baratanr is about 15 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baratanr is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Jamtara is about 15 km away. Jāmtāra is about 15 km away. Nala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (under 2 km), Brindaboni (under 2 km) and Maldiha (1.7 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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