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About Barkakir Village

Barkakir is a large village in Bhabua tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,097, made up of 1,104 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares.

Barkakir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkakir village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Bhabua
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 2,097
Male Population 1,104
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkakir compares

By the 2011 count Barkakir is the 36th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Barkakir

Barkakir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkakir as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkakir from other places

Barkakir lies about 88 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 3.7 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 Barkakir
Nearest railway station Pusauli 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhabua 11 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 11 km
District headquarters Kaimur 88 km

Villages closest to Barkakir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkakir village had a population of 2,097. That makes it the 36th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Barkakir village has 1,104 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkakir has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Barkakir covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkakir falls under Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barkakir is Pusauli, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkakir.

Barkakir is about 88 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkakir is in Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district. Pusauli is about 3.7 km away. Bhabua is about 11 km away. Bhabhua is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barka Danrowan (under 2 km), Chhotkakir (under 2 km) and Basgitia (under 2 km).

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

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