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About Barakachna Village

Barakachna is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 95 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakachna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakachna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 127.34 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 95
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakachna compares

By the 2011 count Barakachna is the 130th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 127.34 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Barakachna

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

Barakachna lies about 31 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 29 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 Barakachna
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 29 km
District headquarters Pakur 31 km

Villages closest to Barakachna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakachna village had a population of 199. That makes it the 130th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Barakachna village has 95 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakachna has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Barakachna is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakachna covers 127.34 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.

Barakachna falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barakachna is Kotalpukur, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Barakachna.

Barakachna is about 31 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakachna is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 7.8 km away. Kotalpukur is about 29 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetulkuria (under 2 km), Tetulkuria Santali (under 2 km) and Tetulkuriapahar (under 2 km).

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

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