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About Berka Village

Berka is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 712 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Pincode 824203
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 1,403
Male Population 712
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Berka compares

By the 2011 count Berka is the 46th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Berka

Berka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Berka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Berka from other places

Berka lies about 41 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 19 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 Berka
Tehsil headquarters Goh 4.1 km
Nearest town Tekāri 16 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 19 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 41 km

Villages closest to Berka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goh 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 Berka

As per the Census of India 2011, Berka village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 46th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Berka village has 712 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berka has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Berka is 824203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berka covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Berka falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Berka is Ismailpur, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Berka.

Berka is about 41 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berka is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 4.1 km away. Tekāri is about 16 km away. Ismailpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelwandi (under 2 km), Bakhtiyarpur (under 2 km) and Darha (1.5 km).

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

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