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About Barikpali Tukda Village

Barikpali Tukda is a small village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 143 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barikpali Tukda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barikpali Tukda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 171.47 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 143
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barikpali Tukda compares

By the 2011 count Barikpali Tukda is the 205th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 171.47 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Barikpali Tukda

Barikpali Tukda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barikpali Tukda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barikpali Tukda from other places

Barikpali Tukda lies about 47 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 38 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 Barikpali Tukda
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 20 km
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 38 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 39 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 47 km

Villages closest to Barikpali Tukda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora 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 Barikpali Tukda

As per the Census of India 2011, Barikpali Tukda village had a population of 270. That makes it the 205th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Barikpali Tukda village has 143 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barikpali Tukda has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Barikpali Tukda is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barikpali Tukda covers 171.47 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.

Barikpali Tukda falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barikpali Tukda is Bhimkhoj, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Barikpali Tukda.

Barikpali Tukda is about 47 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barikpali Tukda is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 20 km away. Bhimkhoj is about 38 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bartunga (under 2 km), Akaltara (5.4 km) and Pendrawan (11 km).

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

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