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About Baruhatu Village

Baruhatu is a large village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,061, made up of 1,057 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2071 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruhatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833216
Area (hectares) 2071 hectares
Population 2,061
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Baruhatu compares

By the 2011 count Baruhatu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 2071 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Baruhatu

Baruhatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baruhatu 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 Baruhatu from other places

Baruhatu lies about 25 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 21 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 Baruhatu
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 21 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 25 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 25 km

Villages closest to Baruhatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruhatu village had a population of 2,061. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Baruhatu village has 1,057 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruhatu has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Baruhatu is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruhatu covers 2071 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baruhatu falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baruhatu is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 21 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 Baruhatu.

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

Baruhatu is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 7.1 km away. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 21 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Torangdih (1.6 km), Dalbhanga (2.1 km) and Ichadih (2.2 km).

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

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