About Barkela Village

Barkela is a large village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,343, made up of 1,169 males and 1,174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkela village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Khuntpani
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	476 hectares
Population	2,343
Male Population	1,169
Female Population	1,174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
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 Barkela compares

By the 2011 count Barkela is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 476 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1020.

Getting to Barkela

Barkela is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barkela 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkela from other places

Barkela lies about 5.7 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 12 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 Barkela
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khuntpani	8.2 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	12 km

Villages closest to Barkela

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.

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Common questions about Barkela

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkela village had a population of 2,343. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Barkela village has 1,169 males and 1,174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkela has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Barkela covers 476 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barkela is Chaibasa, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Barkela.

Barkela is about 5.7 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkela is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 5.7 km away. Khuntpani is about 8.2 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.