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About Barakudabera Village

Barakudabera is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 232 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakudabera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakudabera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 232
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barakudabera compares

By the 2011 count Barakudabera is the 67th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Barakudabera

Barakudabera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barakudabera 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barakudabera from other places

Barakudabera lies about 14 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 5.4 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 Barakudabera
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 5.4 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Barakudabera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakudabera village had a population of 506. That makes it the 67th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Barakudabera village has 232 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakudabera has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Barakudabera covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakudabera falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barakudabera is Pandrasali, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barakudabera.

Barakudabera is about 14 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakudabera is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Khuntpani is about 4.4 km away. Pandrasali is about 5.4 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotakudabera (under 2 km), Gamhariya (under 2 km) and Dopai (under 2 km).

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

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