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About Barka Khurd Village

Barka Khurd is a large village in Ichak tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,548, made up of 1,841 males and 1,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825400, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barka Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barka Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Ichak
Pincode 825400
Area (hectares) 147.63 hectares
Population 3,548
Male Population 1,841
Female Population 1,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Barka Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Barka Khurd is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents. Its 147.63 hectares work out to about 24 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 951.

Getting to Barka Khurd

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

Barka Khurd lies about 17 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 16 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 Barka Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Ichak 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Padma 16 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 17 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 17 km

Villages closest to Barka Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barka Khurd village had a population of 3,548. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents.

Barka Khurd village has 1,841 males and 1,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barka Khurd has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Barka Khurd is 825400. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barka Khurd covers 147.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barka Khurd falls under Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barka Khurd is Padma, about 16 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 Barka Khurd.

Barka Khurd is about 17 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barka Khurd is in Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Ichak is about 4.6 km away. Padma is about 16 km away. Hazaribagh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogidih (under 2 km), Daria (under 2 km) and Jagra (under 2 km).

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

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