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About Barkichanpi Village

Barkichanpi is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,638, made up of 833 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkichanpi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkichanpi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 254.53 hectares
Population 1,638
Male Population 833
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barkichanpi compares

By the 2011 count Barkichanpi is the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 254.53 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Barkichanpi

Barkichanpi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkichanpi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkichanpi from other places

Barkichanpi lies about 16 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 1.9 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 Barkichanpi
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 9.1 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 16 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 16 km

Villages closest to Barkichanpi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkichanpi village had a population of 1,638. That makes it the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Barkichanpi village has 833 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkichanpi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Barkichanpi covers 254.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkichanpi falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkichanpi is Barkichampi, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barkichanpi.

Barkichanpi is about 16 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkichanpi is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Barkichampi is about 1.9 km away. Kuru is about 9.1 km away. Lohardaga is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundgara (under 2 km), Dubang (under 2 km) and Jariyo (under 2 km).

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

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