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About Barekel Khurd Village

Barekel Khurd is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 432 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barekel Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barekel Khurd village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 240.24 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 432
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barekel Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Barekel Khurd is the 72nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 240.24 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Barekel Khurd

Barekel Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barekel Khurd as Available. 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 Barekel Khurd from other places

Barekel Khurd lies about 40 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 25 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 Barekel Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 11 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 25 km
Nearest town Saktī 27 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 40 km

Villages closest to Barekel Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaijaipur 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 Barekel Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Barekel Khurd village had a population of 853. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Barekel Khurd village has 432 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barekel Khurd has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Barekel Khurd is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barekel Khurd covers 240.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barekel Khurd falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barekel Khurd is Sakti, about 25 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Barekel Khurd.

Barekel Khurd is about 40 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barekel Khurd is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 11 km away. Sakti is about 25 km away. Saktī is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barekel Kala (under 2 km), Bhatmahool (under 2 km) and Khairjhiti (under 2 km).

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

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