About Barkol Khurd Village

Barkol Khurd is a mid sized village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,366, made up of 697 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 888.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkol Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkol Khurd village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhandaria
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	888.5 hectares
Population	1,366
Male Population	697
Female Population	669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkol Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Barkol Khurd is the 15th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 888.5 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Barkol Khurd

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

Barkol Khurd lies about 59 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 38 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 Barkol Khurd
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandaria	12 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	38 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	52 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	59 km

Villages closest to Barkol Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandaria 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 Barkol Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkol Khurd village had a population of 1,366. That makes it the 15th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Barkol Khurd village has 697 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkol Khurd has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Barkol Khurd is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkol Khurd covers 888.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkol Khurd falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkol Khurd is Barwadih Junction, about 38 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 Barkol Khurd.

Barkol Khurd is about 59 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkol Khurd is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 12 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 38 km away. Medininagar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.