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About Barikola Jhonjh Village

Barikola Jhonjh is a mid sized village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,613, made up of 810 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 988 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barikola Jhonjh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barikola Jhonjh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 988 hectares
Population 1,613
Male Population 810
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barikola Jhonjh compares

By the 2011 count Barikola Jhonjh is the 19th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 988 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, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Barikola Jhonjh

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

Barikola Jhonjh lies about 24 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 3.7 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 Barikola Jhonjh
Nearest railway station Kathautia 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 24 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 24 km

Villages closest to Barikola Jhonjh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barikola Jhonjh village had a population of 1,613. That makes it the 19th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Barikola Jhonjh village has 810 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barikola Jhonjh has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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

Barikola Jhonjh covers 988 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.

Barikola Jhonjh falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barikola Jhonjh is Kathautia, about 3.7 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 Barikola Jhonjh.

Barikola Jhonjh 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.

Barikola Jhonjh is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kathautia is about 3.7 km away. Katkamsandi 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 Danto Khurd (2.2 km), Nawa Khap (2.3 km) and Mauhgain (2.4 km).

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

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