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About Barkop Village

Barkop is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 514 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,304 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Barkop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkop village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 514
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,304
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkop compares

By the 2011 count Barkop is the 30th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Barkop

Barkop is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkop as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Baredih, Bareghat, Bargama and Barhara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barkop

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkop village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 30th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Barkop village has 514 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkop has about 1304 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Barkop covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barkop falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Barkop notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barkop.

Barkop is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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