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About Barkangango Village

Barkangango is a large village in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,891, made up of 2,012 males and 1,879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1036.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkangango Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkangango village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkatha
Pincode 825313
Area (hectares) 1036.75 hectares
Population 3,891
Male Population 2,012
Female Population 1,879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkangango compares

By the 2011 count Barkangango is the 7th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 1036.75 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Barkangango

Barkangango is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barkangango as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkangango from other places

Barkangango lies about 24 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Danea, about 17 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 Barkangango
Nearest railway station Danea 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkatha 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 24 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 24 km

Villages closest to Barkangango

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkangango village had a population of 3,891. That makes it the 7th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Barkangango village has 2,012 males and 1,879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkangango has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Barkangango is 825313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkangango covers 1036.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkangango falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkangango is Danea, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Barkangango.

Barkangango is about 24 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkangango is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Danea is about 17 km away. Barkatha is about 24 km away. Hazaribagh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendua (12 km), Chandgarh (14 km) and Siladih (16 km).

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

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