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About Barkoili Village

Barkoili is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 300 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkoili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkoili village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 300
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkoili compares

By the 2011 count Barkoili is the 45th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Barkoili

Barkoili is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkoili as Available within 10+ 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 Barkoili from other places

Barkoili lies about 40 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 7.0 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 Barkoili
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 7.0 km
District headquarters Gumla 40 km
Nearest town Gumlā 40 km

Villages closest to Barkoili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkoili village had a population of 596. That makes it the 45th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Barkoili village has 300 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkoili has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Barkoili is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkoili covers 384 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.

Barkoili falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkoili is Pakra, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance for Barkoili.

Barkoili is about 40 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkoili is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Kamdara is about 6.9 km away. Pakra is about 7.0 km away. Gumla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikma (under 2 km), Akra (under 2 km) and Jharo (under 2 km).

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

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