Village · Borio, Sahibganj
# Barachatnia

Barachatnia is a village in Borio sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816120. The 2011 Census counted 137 people in 27 households, the 143rd largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 40.4%.
- 137 people (2011)
- 27 households
- 42.9% literacy
- 816120 PIN code

## Barachatnia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Barachatnia is 816120. Barachatnia falls in Borio sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816120
- Gram panchayat Khairwa
- Community development block Borio
- Census village code 358290

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

## How far is Barachatnia from nearby towns?
- Borio (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town) 37 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Barachatnia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Barachatnia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barachatnia known for?

The main crops are rice. About 3% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Barachatnia

Of every 100 households in Barachatnia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barachatnia · ■ Borio rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 4%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 97%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 96% 28%
- Television 0% 3%
- Mobile phone 12% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 23% 51%
- 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 Barachatnia?

■ Barachatnia · ■ Borio rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.9% 40.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1141 992
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 1010
- Working population 75.9% 51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 31.0% for women. 78% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (4%) · ■ Other work 4 (4%) · ■ Marginal 81 (78%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Borio
- Chaperi 140 people
- Kauda 140 people
- Matia Bedo 139 people
- Partu Tola 138 people
- Kurumbabedo 137 people
- Pipjoriya 137 people
- Tetria 136 people
- Sihli 133 people

All 343 villages in Borio

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Barachatnia? 816120
- How far is Barachatnia from Sahibganj? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Barachatnia? 137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barachatnia in? Sahibganj district (Borio sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barachatnia? 42.9% (Census 2011)

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