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About Barkichidri Village

Barkichidri is a mid sized village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 1,012 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkichidri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkichidri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 825315
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 1,980
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkichidri compares

By the 2011 count Barkichidri is the 21st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 985.

Getting to Barkichidri

Barkichidri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkichidri as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Barkichidri from other places

Barkichidri lies about 50 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 13 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 Barkichidri
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 16 km
District headquarters Bokaro 50 km

Villages closest to Barkichidri

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

Common questions about Barkichidri

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkichidri village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 21st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Barkichidri village has 1,012 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkichidri has about 957 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Barkichidri is 825315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkichidri covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkichidri falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkichidri is Dumri Bihar, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barkichidri.

Barkichidri is about 50 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkichidri is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Dumri Bihar is about 13 km away. Gumia is about 16 km away. Bokaro is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chidri Khurd (under 2 km), Jarkunda (under 2 km) and Karma (under 2 km).

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

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