About Barkagaon Village

Barkagaon is one of the larger villages in Itarhi tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,077, made up of 3,178 males and 2,899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkagaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Itarhi
Pincode	802123
Area (hectares)	468.3 hectares
Population	6,077
Male Population	3,178
Female Population	2,899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkagaon compares

By the 2011 count Barkagaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 468.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barkagaon

Barkagaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkagaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barkagaon from other places

Barkagaon lies about 71 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Kudra, about 9.5 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 Barkagaon
Nearest railway station	Kudra	9.5 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itarhi	17 km
District headquarters	Buxar	71 km

Villages closest to Barkagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkagaon village had a population of 6,077. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Barkagaon village has 3,178 males and 2,899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkagaon has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Barkagaon is 802123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkagaon covers 468.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkagaon falls under Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barkagaon is Kudra, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barkagaon.

Barkagaon is about 71 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkagaon is in Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district. Kudra is about 9.5 km away. Bhabhua is about 15 km away. Itarhi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.