About Barkundia Village

Barkundia is a mid sized village in Chaibasa tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,683, made up of 838 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkundia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkundia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chaibasa
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	474 hectares
Population	1,683
Male Population	838
Female Population	845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkundia compares

By the 2011 count Barkundia is the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Barkundia

Barkundia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkundia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkundia from other places

Barkundia lies about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 7.7 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 Barkundia
Nearest railway station	Singhpokharia	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chaibasa	9.3 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	9.3 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	25 km

Villages closest to Barkundia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkundia village had a population of 1,683. That makes it the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Barkundia village has 838 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkundia has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Barkundia is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkundia covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkundia falls under Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkundia is Singhpokharia, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkundia.

Barkundia is about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkundia is in Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Singhpokharia is about 7.7 km away. Chaibasa is about 9.3 km away. Chāībāsa is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.