About Barka Gaon Village

Barka Gaon is one of the larger villages in Tarari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,335, made up of 3,223 males and 3,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barka Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barka Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Tarari
Pincode	802209
Area (hectares)	514 hectares
Population	6,335
Male Population	3,223
Female Population	3,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barka Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Barka Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents. Its 514 hectares work out to about 12 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 Barka Gaon

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

Barka Gaon lies about 14 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 22 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 Barka Gaon
Nearest town	Arāria	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarari	14 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	22 km

Villages closest to Barka Gaon

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

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Common questions about Barka Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Barka Gaon village had a population of 6,335. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents.

Barka Gaon village has 3,223 males and 3,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barka Gaon has about 966 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 Barka Gaon is 802209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barka Gaon covers 514 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barka Gaon falls under Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barka Gaon is Araria Court, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barka Gaon.

Barka Gaon is about 14 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barka Gaon is in Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arāria is about 14 km away. Tarari is about 14 km away. Bhojpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.