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About Barkachar Village

Barkachar is a small village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 130 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkachar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkachar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 496197
Area (hectares) 145.57 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 130
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkachar compares

By the 2011 count Barkachar is the 99th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 145.57 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Barkachar

Barkachar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkachar as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Bajarmuda, Baljor, Banai and Banjikhol. 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.

Common questions about Barkachar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkachar village had a population of 262. That makes it the 99th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Barkachar village has 130 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkachar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Barkachar is 496197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkachar covers 145.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkachar falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Barkachar 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 <5 km distance for Barkachar.

Barkachar is in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh 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.

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

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