About Barkachhar Village

Barkachhar is a small village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 206 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkachhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Charama
Pincode	494337
Area (hectares)	330.73 hectares
Population	427
Male Population	206
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkachhar compares

By the 2011 count Barkachhar is the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 330.73 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1039.

Getting to Barkachhar

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

How far is Barkachhar from other places

Barkachhar lies about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 27 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 Barkachhar
Tehsil headquarters	Charama	5.6 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	24 km
Nearest town	Kānker	25 km
Nearest railway station	Gudum	27 km

Villages closest to Barkachhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Charama 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.

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Common questions about Barkachhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkachhar village had a population of 427. That makes it the 87th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Barkachhar village has 206 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkachhar has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Barkachhar is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkachhar covers 330.73 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.

Barkachhar falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barkachhar is Gudum, about 27 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 village for Barkachhar.

Barkachhar is about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkachhar is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 5.6 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 24 km away. Kānker is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.