Village · Erki, Khunti
# Baruhatu

Baruhatu is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835225. The 2011 Census counted 203 people in 32 households, the 105th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.
- 203 people (2011)
- 32 households
- 51.9% literacy
- 835225 PIN code

## Baruhatu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Baruhatu is 835225. Baruhatu falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 835225
- Gram panchayat Hunt
- Community development block Erki
- Census village code 375363

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Baruhatu from nearby towns?
- Erki (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Baruhatu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Baruhatu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Tarbera
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khunti
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baruhatu known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include lah. About 65% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Baruhatu

Of every 100 households in Baruhatu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baruhatu · ■ Erki rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 9%
- Toilet within the home 0% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 0% 32%
- Television 0% 4%
- Mobile phone 0% 13%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 48% 35%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Baruhatu?

■ Baruhatu · ■ Erki rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.9% 54.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 829 991
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 593 942
- Working population 71.9% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 31.6% for women. 67% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (8%) · ■ Marginal 131 (90%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Erki
- Ichahatu 225 people
- Kasmar 209 people
- Balamda 208 people
- Romba 207 people
- Dhoba 202 people
- Pandudih 202 people
- Gorahapa 200 people
- Koil 200 people

All 128 villages in Erki

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Baruhatu? 835225
- How far is Baruhatu from Khunti? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Baruhatu? 203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baruhatu in? Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Baruhatu? 51.9% (Census 2011)

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