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About Baruhatu Village

Baruhatu is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 111 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruhatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 126.03 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 111
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baruhatu compares

By the 2011 count Baruhatu is the 103rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 126.03 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1005.

Getting to Baruhatu

Baruhatu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baruhatu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Baruhatu from other places

Baruhatu lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 35 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 Baruhatu
Tehsil headquarters Erki 22 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 35 km

Villages closest to Baruhatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruhatu village had a population of 203. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Baruhatu village has 111 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruhatu has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Baruhatu is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruhatu covers 126.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baruhatu falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baruhatu is Chakradharpur, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Baruhatu.

Baruhatu is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruhatu is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 22 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Chakradharpur 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 Tarbera (under 2 km), Romba (under 2 km) and Taiba (1.5 km).

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

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