About Baranw Village

Baranw is one of the larger villages in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,588, made up of 3,920 males and 3,668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1412 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baranw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baranw village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	1412 hectares
Population	7,588
Male Population	3,920
Female Population	3,668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baranw compares

By the 2011 count Baranw is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 1412 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Baranw

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

Baranw lies about 41 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 14 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 Baranw
Nearest railway station	Chichaki	14 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	19 km
District headquarters	Palamu	41 km

Villages closest to Baranw

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

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Common questions about Baranw

As per the Census of India 2011, Baranw village had a population of 7,588. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Baranw village has 3,920 males and 3,668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baranw has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Baranw is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baranw covers 1412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baranw falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baranw is Chichaki, about 14 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 Baranw.

Baranw is about 41 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baranw is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chichaki is about 14 km away. Barki Saria is about 16 km away. Chainpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.