Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura # Barateni Barateni is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,676 people in 903 households, the 20th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%. - 4,676 people (2011) - 903 households - 40.6% literacy - 914 females per 1,000 males ## Barateni PIN code and other codes Barateni falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Laskari - Community development block Kishanganj - Census village code 226115 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barateni from nearby towns? - Kishanganj (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ) 40 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barateni? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Barateni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Udakishanganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barateni known for? The main crops are paddy. About 67% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barateni Of every 100 households in Barateni in 2011, 8 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barateni · ■ Kishanganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 8% 7% - Toilet within the home 3% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 88% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 56% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 50% 35% - Television 7% 6% - Mobile phone 43% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 33% 38% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barateni? ■ Barateni · ■ Kishanganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 40.6% 48.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 910 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 964 941 - Working population 35.8% 36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.8% for men and 28.2% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 225 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 509 (30%) · ■ Other work 88 (5%) · ■ Marginal 851 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kishanganj - Phanhan 5,062 people - Singarpur 4,968 people - Kumarpur 4,846 people - Pariharpur 4,720 people - Lachhmipur 4,584 people - Shekhpur Chaman 4,137 people - Barahi 3,585 people - Murli Chandwa 3,526 people All 44 villages in Kishanganj ## Quick answers - How far is Barateni from Madhepura? 40 km by road - What is the population of Barateni? 4,676 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barateni in? Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barateni? 40.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/barateni/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.