About Barki Village

Barki is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 663 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares.

Barki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	1,259
Male Population	663
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barki compares

By the 2011 count Barki is the 72nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Barki

Barki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 from other places

Barki lies about 35 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Nimiaghat, about 12 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
Nearest railway station	Nimiaghat	12 km
Nearest town	Gomoh	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baghmara Cum Katras	35 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	35 km

Villages closest to Barki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Barki

As per the Census of India 2011, Barki village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Barki village has 663 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barki has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Barki covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barki falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barki is Nimiaghat, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barki.

Barki is about 35 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barki is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Nimiaghat is about 12 km away. Gomoh is about 14 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.