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About Bariatu Village

Bariatu is a large village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,059, made up of 1,599 males and 1,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bariatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bariatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Bariyatu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 715.45 hectares
Population 3,059
Male Population 1,599
Female Population 1,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bariatu compares

By the 2011 count Bariatu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 715.45 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bariatu

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

Bariatu lies about 10 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 4.2 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 Bariatu
Nearest railway station Demu 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bariyatu 10 km
District headquarters Latehar 10 km
Nearest town Lātehār 10 km

Villages closest to Bariatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bariatu village had a population of 3,059. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Bariatu village has 1,599 males and 1,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariatu has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bariatu is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bariatu covers 715.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bariatu falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bariatu is Demu, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bariatu.

Bariatu is about 10 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bariatu is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Demu is about 4.2 km away. Bariyatu is about 10 km away. Latehar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwadih (1.8 km), Nawadih (8.2 km) and Bara (11 km).

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

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