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About Barkakatra Village

Barkakatra is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 287 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 810 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkakatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkakatra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 835230
Area (hectares) 810 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 287
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
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 Barkakatra compares

By the 2011 count Barkakatra is the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 810 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 969.

Getting to Barkakatra

Barkakatra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkakatra 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 Barkakatra from other places

Barkakatra lies about 121 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Chianki, 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 Barkakatra
Nearest railway station Chianki 24 km
Nearest town Medininagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 30 km
District headquarters Gumla 121 km

Villages closest to Barkakatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkakatra village had a population of 530. That makes it the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Barkakatra village has 287 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkakatra has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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

Barkakatra covers 810 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkakatra falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkakatra is Chianki, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barkakatra.

Barkakatra is about 121 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkakatra is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. Chianki is about 24 km away. Medininagar is about 26 km away. Dumri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lonhra (8.8 km), Birgaon (11 km) and Akasi (12 km).

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

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