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About Barakesel Village

Barakesel is a mid sized village in Gudri tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 451 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakesel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakesel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Gudri
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 1202 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 451
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakesel compares

By the 2011 count Barakesel is the 8th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 1202 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Barakesel

Barakesel is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barakesel as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arkeda, Bando Kumba, Bandu and Banjira. 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 Barakesel

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakesel village had a population of 841. That makes it the 8th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Barakesel village has 451 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakesel has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Barakesel is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakesel covers 1202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barakesel falls under Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Barakesel 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 10+ km distance for Barakesel.

Barakesel is in Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum 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 Barakesel today is likely to be higher.

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