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About Barkimara Village

Barkimara is a mid sized village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 437 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkimara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkimara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manjhari
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 436.34 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 437
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Barkimara compares

By the 2011 count Barkimara is the 32nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 436.34 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Barkimara

Barkimara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkimara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkimara from other places

Barkimara lies about 45 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Talaburu, about 20 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 Barkimara
Tehsil headquarters Manjhari 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Talaburu 20 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 24 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 45 km

Villages closest to Barkimara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkimara village had a population of 932. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Barkimara village has 437 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkimara has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

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

Barkimara covers 436.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkimara falls under Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkimara is Talaburu, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Barkimara.

Barkimara is about 45 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkimara is in Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manjhari is about 6.0 km away. Talaburu is about 20 km away. Rairangpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobila (2.0 km), Ralibera (2.2 km) and Bhagabila (2.4 km).

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

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