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About Barkol Village

Barkol is a mid sized village in Lundra tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 631 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkol village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lundra
Pincode 497101
Area (hectares) 556.9 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 631
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkol compares

By the 2011 count Barkol is the 30th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents. Its 556.9 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barkol

Barkol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkol 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 Bakna Kalan, Bansa, Barauli and Bardih. 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 Barkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkol village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 30th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents.

Barkol village has 631 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkol has about 954 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Barkol is 497101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkol covers 556.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkol falls under Lundra tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Barkol 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 Barkol.

Barkol is in Lundra 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.

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

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