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About Barkitanr Village

Barkitanr is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 145 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, 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 Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 145
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkitanr compares

By the 2011 count Barkitanr is the 170th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barkitanr

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

Barkitanr lies about 162 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Narkopi, about 2.4 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
Nearest railway station Narkopi 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 20 km
Nearest town Rātu 23 km
District headquarters Giridih 162 km

Villages closest to Barkitanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkitanr village had a population of 269. That makes it the 170th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Barkitanr village has 145 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkitanr has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barkitanr is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkitanr covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkitanr falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkitanr is Narkopi, about 2.4 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 Barkitanr.

Barkitanr is about 162 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 Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Narkopi is about 2.4 km away. Deori is about 20 km away. Rātu is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goditanr (under 2 km), Naitanr (under 2 km) and Ramnitanr (under 2 km).

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

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