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About Barchorgain Village

Barchorgain is a mid sized village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 443 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barchorgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barchorgain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kisko
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 488.64 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 443
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Barchorgain compares

By the 2011 count Barchorgain is the 21st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 488.64 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Barchorgain

Barchorgain is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barchorgain 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 Barchorgain from other places

Barchorgain lies about 10 km from Lohardaga. 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 Barchorgain
District headquarters Lohardaga 10 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kisko 11 km

Villages closest to Barchorgain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barchorgain village had a population of 856. That makes it the 21st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Barchorgain village has 443 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barchorgain has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Barchorgain is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barchorgain covers 488.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barchorgain falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Barchorgain notes the nearest railway station 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 Barchorgain.

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

Barchorgain is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 10 km away. Lohārdagā is about 10 km away. Kisko is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotchorgain (under 2 km), Agardih (under 2 km) and Jogiara (under 2 km).

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

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