About Barkundia Village

Barkundia is a mid sized village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 686 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 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	Manjhari
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	304 hectares
Population	1,387
Male Population	686
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
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 Barkundia compares

By the 2011 count Barkundia is the 16th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Barkundia

Barkundia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barkundia 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 Barkundia from other places

Barkundia lies about 26 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
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manjhari	19 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	26 km

Villages closest to Barkundia

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.

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Common questions about Barkundia

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkundia village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 16th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Barkundia village has 686 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkundia has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

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

Barkundia covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkundia falls under Manjhari 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 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 Barkundia.

Barkundia is about 26 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 Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Singhpokharia is about 7.7 km away. Chāībāsa is about 9.3 km away. Manjhari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.