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About Barki Dhamrai Village

Barki Dhamrai is a large village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,277, made up of 1,826 males and 1,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barki Dhamrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barki Dhamrai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Chandwara
Pincode 825413
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 3,277
Male Population 1,826
Female Population 1,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barki Dhamrai compares

By the 2011 count Barki Dhamrai is the 6th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Barki Dhamrai

Barki Dhamrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barki Dhamrai as Available within 5 - 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 Barki Dhamrai from other places

Barki Dhamrai lies about 10 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Urwan, about 5.1 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 Barki Dhamrai
Nearest railway station Urwan 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwara 6.6 km
District headquarters Kodarma 10 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 10 km

Villages closest to Barki Dhamrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barki Dhamrai village had a population of 3,277. That makes it the 6th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Barki Dhamrai village has 1,826 males and 1,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barki Dhamrai has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Barki Dhamrai is 825413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barki Dhamrai covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barki Dhamrai falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barki Dhamrai is Urwan, about 5.1 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 village for Barki Dhamrai.

Barki Dhamrai is about 10 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barki Dhamrai is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Urwan is about 5.1 km away. Chandwara is about 6.6 km away. Kodarma is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semaria (under 2 km), Chhotki Dhamrai (under 2 km) and Kani (under 2 km).

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

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