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About Barachatnia Village

Barachatnia is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 64 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barachatnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barachatnia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 83.96 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 64
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barachatnia compares

By the 2011 count Barachatnia is the 137th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 83.96 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1022.

Getting to Barachatnia

Barachatnia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barachatnia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barachatnia from other places

Barachatnia lies about 25 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 10 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 Barachatnia
Tehsil headquarters Borio 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 10 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 20 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 25 km

Villages closest to Barachatnia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barachatnia village had a population of 137. That makes it the 137th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Barachatnia village has 64 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barachatnia has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Barachatnia is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barachatnia covers 83.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barachatnia falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barachatnia is Kalian Chak, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barachatnia.

Barachatnia is about 25 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barachatnia is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 5.1 km away. Kalian Chak is about 10 km away. Rājmahal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghutibera (under 2 km), Pandeni Bedo (under 2 km) and Kerwa Tola (under 2 km).

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

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