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About Baraitu Village

Baraitu is a mid sized village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 664 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraitu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraitu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 466 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 664
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Baraitu compares

By the 2011 count Baraitu is the 23rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 466 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Baraitu

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

Baraitu lies about 44 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chianki, about 23 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 Baraitu
Tehsil headquarters Manika 10 km
Nearest railway station Chianki 23 km
Nearest town Medininagar 24 km
District headquarters Latehar 44 km

Villages closest to Baraitu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraitu village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Baraitu village has 664 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraitu has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

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

Baraitu covers 466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraitu falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baraitu is Chianki, about 23 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 Baraitu.

Baraitu is about 44 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraitu is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Manika is about 10 km away. Chianki is about 23 km away. Medininagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkadih (1.6 km), Bandua (9.9 km) and Manika (10 km).

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

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