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About Barki Kuri Village

Barki Kuri is a mid sized village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 610 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barki Kuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barki Kuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Pincode 825102
Area (hectares) 679.12 hectares
Population 1,192
Male Population 610
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barki Kuri compares

By the 2011 count Barki Kuri is the 35th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 679.12 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Barki Kuri

Barki Kuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barki Kuri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barki Kuri from other places

Barki Kuri lies about 104 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Urwan, about 2.6 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 Barki Kuri
Nearest railway station Urwan 2.6 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadih 21 km
District headquarters Bokaro 104 km

Villages closest to Barki Kuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawadih 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 Barki Kuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Barki Kuri village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 35th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Barki Kuri village has 610 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barki Kuri 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 Barki Kuri is 825102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barki Kuri covers 679.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barki Kuri falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barki Kuri is Urwan, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barki Kuri.

Barki Kuri is about 104 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barki Kuri is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Urwan is about 2.6 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 9.2 km away. Nawadih is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipradih (8.8 km), Baradih (13 km) and Belargaraha (13 km).

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

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