About Barkagaon Village

Barkagaon is one of the larger villages in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,689, made up of 6,023 males and 5,666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkagaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkagaon
Pincode	825311
Area (hectares)	341 hectares
Population	11,689
Male Population	6,023
Female Population	5,666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkagaon compares

By the 2011 count Barkagaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Barkagaon

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

Barkagaon lies about 21 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 12 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 Barkagaon
Nearest railway station	Bes	12 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	21 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	21 km

Villages closest to Barkagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkagaon village had a population of 11,689. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Barkagaon village has 6,023 males and 5,666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkagaon has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Barkagaon is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkagaon covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barkagaon falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkagaon is Bes, about 12 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 Barkagaon.

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

Barkagaon is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about 12 km away. Hazaribagh is about 21 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.