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About Barkona Village

Barkona is a large village in Mankachar tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,084, made up of 1,540 males and 1,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkona village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Mankachar
Pincode 783131
Area (hectares) 347.47 hectares
Population 3,084
Male Population 1,540
Female Population 1,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkona compares

By the 2011 count Barkona is the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents. Its 347.47 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Barkona

Barkona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkona 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Assameralga, Ayodoba, Bamunpara and Bangtimari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkona village had a population of 3,084. That makes it the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents.

Barkona village has 1,540 males and 1,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkona has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Barkona is 783131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkona covers 347.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkona falls under Mankachar tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The census record for Barkona notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barkona is in Mankachar tehsil of Dhubri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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