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About Barkandali Village

Barkandali is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 110 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkandali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkandali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 110
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkandali compares

By the 2011 count Barkandali is the 147th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Barkandali

Barkandali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkandali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkandali from other places

Barkandali lies about 32 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 24 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 Barkandali
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 24 km
Nearest town Colgong 26 km
District headquarters Godda 32 km

Villages closest to Barkandali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkandali village had a population of 232. That makes it the 147th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Barkandali village has 110 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkandali has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Barkandali is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkandali covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkandali falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkandali is Ammapali, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkandali.

Barkandali is about 32 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkandali is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 9.1 km away. Ammapali is about 24 km away. Colgong is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhankunda (under 2 km), Jojosimra (under 2 km) and Kusma (1.6 km).

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

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