About Barka Village

Barka is a mid sized village in Punahana tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 621 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barka village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Mewat
Tehsil	Punahana
Pincode	121104
Area (hectares)	145 hectares
Population	1,233
Male Population	621
Female Population	612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barka compares

By the 2011 count Barka is the 63rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Barka

Barka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barka as Available within village. 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 Barka from other places

Barka lies about 32 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Banchari, about 14 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 Barka
Tehsil headquarters	Punahana	4.2 km
Nearest town	Pūnāhāna	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Banchari	14 km
District headquarters	Mewat	32 km

Villages closest to Barka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barka village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents.

Barka village has 621 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barka has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Barka is 121104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barka covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barka falls under Punahana tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Barka is Banchari, about 14 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barka.

Barka is about 32 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barka is in Punahana tehsil of Mewat district. Punahana is about 4.2 km away. Pūnāhāna is about 4.2 km away. Banchari is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.