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About Barkagaon Village

Barkagaon is a large village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,424, made up of 1,172 males and 1,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares.

Barkagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkagaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Pachrukhi
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 2,424
Male Population 1,172
Female Population 1,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkagaon compares

By the 2011 count Barkagaon is the 33rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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 5 - 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 6.2 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 6.0 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 Barkagaon
Nearest railway station Siwan Junction 6.0 km
District headquarters Siwan 6.2 km
Nearest town Siwān 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachrukhi 6.4 km

Villages closest to Barkagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkagaon village had a population of 2,424. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Barkagaon village has 1,172 males and 1,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkagaon has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Barkagaon covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkagaon falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barkagaon is Siwan Junction, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkagaon.

Barkagaon is about 6.2 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkagaon is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Junction is about 6.0 km away. Siwan is about 6.2 km away. Siwān is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Papaur (under 2 km), Itwa (under 2 km) and Matuk Chhapra (1.6 km).

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

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