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About Berahatu Village

Berahatu is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 169 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berahatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 524 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 169
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
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 Berahatu compares

By the 2011 count Berahatu is the 72nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Berahatu

Berahatu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Berahatu 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 Berahatu from other places

Berahatu lies about 30 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 30 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 Berahatu
Nearest town Būndu 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 30 km
District headquarters Khunti 30 km

Villages closest to Berahatu

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 Berahatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Berahatu village had a population of 363. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Berahatu village has 169 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berahatu has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

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

Berahatu covers 524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Berahatu falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Berahatu is Gautamdhara, about 30 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 Berahatu.

Berahatu is about 30 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berahatu is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 8.9 km away. Gautamdhara is about 30 km away. Erki is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telengadih (under 2 km), Sigid (2.1 km) and Upar Balalong (2.4 km).

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

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