About Barkipunu Village

Barkipunu is one of the larger villages in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,986, made up of 3,569 males and 3,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3250.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkipunu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkipunu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Gumia
Pincode	829134
Area (hectares)	3250.23 hectares
Population	6,986
Male Population	3,569
Female Population	3,417
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 Barkipunu compares

By the 2011 count Barkipunu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 3250.23 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Barkipunu

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

Barkipunu lies about 46 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jogeswar Bihar, about 9.5 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 Barkipunu
Nearest railway station	Jogeswar Bihar	9.5 km
Nearest town	Chitarpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gumia	18 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	46 km

Villages closest to Barkipunu

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.

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Common questions about Barkipunu

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkipunu village had a population of 6,986. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Barkipunu village has 3,569 males and 3,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkipunu 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 Barkipunu is 829134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkipunu covers 3250.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkipunu falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkipunu is Jogeswar Bihar, about 9.5 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 Barkipunu.

Barkipunu is about 46 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkipunu is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Jogeswar Bihar is about 9.5 km away. Chitarpur is about 14 km away. Gumia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.