About Barakala Village

Barakala is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 409 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakala village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Mohanpur
Pincode	814157
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	778
Male Population	409
Female Population	369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakala compares

By the 2011 count Barakala is the 55th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Barakala

Barakala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barakala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barakala from other places

Barakala lies about 106 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 Barakala
Nearest railway station	Lakshmipur Bhorang	8.3 km
Nearest town	Colgong	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohanpur	23 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	106 km

Villages closest to Barakala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakala village had a population of 778. That makes it the 55th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Barakala village has 409 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakala has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Barakala is 814157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakala covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakala falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barakala is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance for Barakala.

Barakala is about 106 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakala is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Mohanpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.