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About Barkiari Village

Barkiari is a large village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,405, made up of 1,251 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkiari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 2,405
Male Population 1,251
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Barkiari compares

By the 2011 count Barkiari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Barkiari

Barkiari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkiari 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 Barkiari from other places

Barkiari lies about 26 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 16 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 Barkiari
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 16 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 21 km
District headquarters Pakur 26 km

Villages closest to Barkiari

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 Barkiari

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkiari village had a population of 2,405. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Barkiari village has 1,251 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkiari has about 922 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 Barkiari is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkiari covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkiari falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkiari is Murarai, about 16 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 Barkiari.

Barkiari 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.

Barkiari is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 7.7 km away. Murarai is about 16 km away. Nalhāti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumkadanga (under 2 km), Mairbandh (under 2 km) and Arol (1.5 km).

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

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