About Barkat Village

Barkat is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 317 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkat village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	138.9 hectares
Population	601
Male Population	317
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkat compares

By the 2011 count Barkat is the 102nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 138.9 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Barkat

Barkat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barkat from other places

Barkat lies about 41 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 14 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 Barkat
Nearest railway station	Giridih	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	22 km
District headquarters	Palamu	41 km

Villages closest to Barkat

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

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Common questions about Barkat

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkat village had a population of 601. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Barkat village has 317 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkat has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Barkat is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkat covers 138.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkat falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkat is Giridih, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkat.

Barkat is about 41 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkat is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Giridih is about 14 km away. Chainpur is about 22 km away. Palamu is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.