About Barkela Village

Barkela is a mid sized village in Ambikapur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 345 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Ambikapur
Pincode	497001
Area (hectares)	523.98 hectares
Population	673
Male Population	345
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkela compares

By the 2011 count Barkela is the 101st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents. Its 523.98 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balsedi, Bankipur, Bardhodhi and Bargai. 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 673. That makes it the 101st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents.

Barkela village has 345 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkela has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Barkela is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkela covers 523.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkela falls under Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja 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 village for Barkela.

Barkela is in Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja 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.