About Barkela Village

Barkela is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 59 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.91 hectares hectares.

Barkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkela village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Area (hectares)	91.91 hectares
Population	109
Male Population	59
Female Population	50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkela compares

By the 2011 count Barkela is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 91.91 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Barkela

Barkela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barkela from other places

Barkela lies about 19 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 30 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 Barkela
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	8.1 km
District headquarters	Khunti	19 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	30 km

Villages closest to Barkela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkela village had a population of 109. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Barkela village has 59 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkela has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Barkela covers 91.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkela falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkela is Karra, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkela.

Barkela is about 19 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkela is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 8.1 km away. Khunti is about 19 km away. Karra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.