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About Barkumba Village

Barkumba is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 728 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkumba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkumba village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Pincode 854329
Area (hectares) 356.08 hectares
Population 1,489
Male Population 728
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkumba compares

By the 2011 count Barkumba is the 57th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 356.08 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Barkumba

Barkumba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkumba as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkumba from other places

Barkumba lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barkumba
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 11 km
District headquarters Araria 16 km
Nearest town Arāria 16 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 23 km

Villages closest to Barkumba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasi tehsil.

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 Barkumba

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkumba village had a population of 1,489. That makes it the 57th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Barkumba village has 728 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkumba has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Barkumba is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkumba covers 356.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkumba falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barkumba is Araria Court, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barkumba.

Barkumba is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkumba is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 11 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraili (under 2 km), Sohandar (under 2 km) and Bhatania (1.6 km).

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

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