About Barkitanr Village

Barkitanr is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,552, made up of 790 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkitanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkitanr village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	506 hectares
Population	1,552
Male Population	790
Female Population	762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 Barkitanr compares

By the 2011 count Barkitanr is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 506 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Barkitanr

Barkitanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barkitanr 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 Barkitanr from other places

Barkitanr lies about 12 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 9.1 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 Barkitanr
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	9.1 km
District headquarters	Giridih	12 km

Villages closest to Barkitanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkitanr village had a population of 1,552. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Barkitanr village has 790 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkitanr has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Barkitanr is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkitanr covers 506 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkitanr falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkitanr is New Giridih, about 9.1 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 Barkitanr.

Barkitanr is about 12 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkitanr is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 8.5 km away. New Giridih is about 9.1 km away. Giridih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.