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About Barathanthangal Village

Barathanthangal is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 263 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barathanthangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barathanthangal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604407
Area (hectares) 185.29 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 263
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 28 km distance

How Barathanthangal compares

By the 2011 count Barathanthangal is the 189th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 185.29 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Barathanthangal

Barathanthangal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barathanthangal 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 28 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barathanthangal from other places

Barathanthangal lies about 75 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram, about 23 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 Barathanthangal
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Kanchipuram 23 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 75 km

Villages closest to Barathanthangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barathanthangal village had a population of 515. That makes it the 189th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Barathanthangal village has 263 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barathanthangal has about 958 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Barathanthangal is 604407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barathanthangal covers 185.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barathanthangal falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Barathanthangal is Kanchipuram, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 28 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barathanthangal.

Barathanthangal is about 75 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barathanthangal is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 7.6 km away. Kanchipuram is about 23 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramakrishnapuram (under 2 km), Arathrivelur (1.6 km) and Jaderi (2.0 km).

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

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