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About Barkitanr Village

Barkitanr is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 256 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 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 Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 292 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 256
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkitanr compares

By the 2011 count Barkitanr is the 125th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barkitanr

Barkitanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkitanr as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 10 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about under 2 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 Maheshmunda Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 7.1 km
District headquarters Giridih 10 km

Villages closest to Barkitanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 479. That makes it the 125th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Barkitanr village has 256 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkitanr has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Barkitanr covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkitanr falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkitanr is Maheshmunda Junction, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barkitanr.

Barkitanr is about 10 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about under 2 km away. Gande is about 7.1 km away. Giridih is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kenduatanr (under 2 km), Maheshmunda (under 2 km) and Pandedih (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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