About Barkela Village

Barkela is a mid sized village in Manendragarh tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 331 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Manendragarh
Pincode	497442
Area (hectares)	405.09 hectares
Population	657
Male Population	331
Female Population	326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkela compares

By the 2011 count Barkela is the 46th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 647 residents. Its 405.09 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Barkela

Barkela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkela as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bala, Balshiv, Bangi and Banji. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barkela

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkela village had a population of 657. That makes it the 46th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 647 residents.

Barkela village has 331 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkela has about 985 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Barkela is 497442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkela covers 405.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkela falls under Manendragarh tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Barkela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barkela.

Barkela is in Manendragarh tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.