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About Barka Gaon Village

Barka Gaon is one of the larger villages in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,932, made up of 5,549 males and 5,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841408, 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 Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode 841408
Area (hectares) 680 hectares
Population 10,932
Male Population 5,549
Female Population 5,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 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 2,013 residents. Its 680 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Barka Gaon

Barka Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barka Gaon 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 Barka Gaon from other places

Barka Gaon lies about 32 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 2.0 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 railway station Barkagaon Halt 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 5.6 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 32 km

Villages closest to Barka Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Barka Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Barka Gaon village had a population of 10,932. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Barka Gaon village has 5,549 males and 5,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barka Gaon has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Barka Gaon is 841408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barka Gaon covers 680 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barka Gaon falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barka Gaon is Barkagaon Halt, about 2.0 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 Barka Gaon.

Barka Gaon is about 32 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barka Gaon is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 2.0 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 5.6 km away. Mahārājgani 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 Junedpur (under 2 km), Bakhtauli (under 2 km) and Ratauli (2.1 km).

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

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