About Barkadih Village

Barkadih is a mid sized village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 299 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Albert Ekka
Pincode	835230
Area (hectares)	589 hectares
Population	554
Male Population	299
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkadih compares

By the 2011 count Barkadih is the 24th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 589 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 966.

Getting to Barkadih

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

Barkadih lies about 21 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 30 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 Barkadih
Tehsil headquarters	Albert Ekka	21 km
District headquarters	Gumla	21 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	21 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	30 km

Villages closest to Barkadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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 Barkadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkadih village had a population of 554. That makes it the 24th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Barkadih village has 299 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkadih has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Barkadih is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkadih covers 589 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkadih falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkadih is Lohardaga, about 30 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 Barkadih.

Barkadih is about 21 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkadih is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Albert Ekka is about 21 km away. Gumla is about 21 km away. Gumlā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.