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About Barutoa Village

Barutoa is a small village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 132 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barutoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barutoa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 391 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 132
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barutoa compares

By the 2011 count Barutoa is the 61st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 391 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 1014.

Getting to Barutoa

Barutoa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barutoa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barutoa from other places

Barutoa lies about 17 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 17 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 Barutoa
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 17 km
Nearest railway station Jhinkpani 17 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 26 km

Villages closest to Barutoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barutoa village had a population of 282. That makes it the 61st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Barutoa village has 132 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barutoa has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Barutoa is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barutoa covers 391 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.

Barutoa falls under Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barutoa is Jhinkpani, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barutoa.

Barutoa is about 17 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barutoa is in Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 17 km away. Jhinkpani is about 17 km away. Chāībāsa 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 Suiamba (1.7 km), Hartahatu (3.3 km) and Palisai (3.8 km).

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

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