About Barato Village

Barato is a large village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,027, made up of 1,980 males and 2,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barato Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barato village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Laskein
Pincode	793150
Population	4,027
Male Population	1,980
Female Population	2,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barato compares

By the 2011 count Barato is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Barato

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

Barato lies about 29 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Hojai, about 60 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 Barato
Tehsil headquarters	Laskein	9.9 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	29 km
Nearest town	Jowai	32 km
Nearest railway station	Hojai	60 km

Villages closest to Barato

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barato village had a population of 4,027. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Barato village has 1,980 males and 2,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barato has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Barato is 793150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barato falls under Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Barato is Hojai, about 60 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 10+ km distance for Barato.

Barato is about 29 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barato is in Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Laskein is about 9.9 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 29 km away. Jowai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.