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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bharati Murmu
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- LGD code
- 372912
- Pincode
- 815354
- Post office
- Mihijam
- Population
- 245
- Households
- 51
- Literacy rate
- 30.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1025 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 136
Census 2011 · in context
How Baratanr compares
By population, Baratanr ranks #186 of 258 villages in Nala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
30.6%
−24.3% vs mandal average
- Baratanr
- 30.6%
- Nala mandal
- 54.9%
- Jamtara district
- 53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,025
+66 vs mandal average
- Baratanr
- 1,025
- Nala mandal
- 959
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Baratanr
- 4.8
- Nala mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baratanr at a glance
Baratanr is a village of 245 people in 51 households (Census 2011) in Nala block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 186th-largest of 258 villages in Nala block. Literacy is 31%, 24 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,025 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815354, served by Mihijam post office; the LGD village code is 372912. The sarpanch is Bharati Murmu, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 289 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Maheshmunda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baratanr · this village | 245 | 31% | — |
| Maheshmunda · Nala | 925 | 41% | — |
| Patharghata · Nala | 770 | 66% | — |
| Tilabani · Nala | 651 | 51% | — |
| Bankhet · Nala | 571 | 54% | — |
| Baghakuri · Nala | 528 | 53% | — |
| Bhaljuriya · Nala | 504 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baratanr
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMTARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAHESH MUNDA
- Total area (ha)
- 91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baratanr
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baratanr
- LGD code
- 372912
- Pincode
- 815354
- Post office
- Mihijam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 245
- Population (projected 2026)
- 289
- Households
- 51
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1025
- Literacy rate
- 30.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarath
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uday Shankar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bharati Murmu
- Block / Mandal
- Nala
Same pincode
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Baratanr
Other villages in Nala mandal
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- Mahulbana.
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- Jamdahi
- Jabardaha
- Mohanpur
- Rangasol.
- Saluka
- Paikbarh
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- Kasta
- Lachhuraydi
- Bandardiha
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- Chak Nayapara
- Sripur
- Bhogikata
- Jaspur
- Punsia
- Sagjuriya.
- Siyarketiya
- Kalipahari
- Maurbasa(Durgapur)
- Panjunia
- Bamandiha
- Hathiya Pathar
- Maheshmunda
- Begejuri.
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)