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About Barakindua Village

Barakindua is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 505 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakindua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakindua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 505
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakindua compares

By the 2011 count Barakindua is the 54th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Barakindua

Barakindua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barakindua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barakindua from other places

Barakindua lies about 26 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 8.9 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 Barakindua
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Chatra 8.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
District headquarters Pakur 26 km

Villages closest to Barakindua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakindua village had a population of 982. That makes it the 54th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Barakindua village has 505 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakindua has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Barakindua is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakindua covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakindua falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barakindua is Chatra, about 8.9 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 km distance for Barakindua.

Barakindua is about 26 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakindua is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 7.5 km away. Chatra is about 8.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Bara Bharatpur (under 2 km) and Barakhairapara (under 2 km).

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

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