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About Barkoma Village

Barkoma is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 462 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkoma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkoma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 462
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkoma compares

By the 2011 count Barkoma is the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Barkoma

Barkoma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkoma as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Bajalpur, Baliari, Bara and Barahkurwa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barkoma

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkoma village had a population of 874. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Barkoma village has 462 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkoma has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Barkoma is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkoma covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkoma falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Barkoma notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Barkoma.

Barkoma is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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