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About Barkala Village

Barkala is a small village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 223 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.22 hectares hectares.

Barkala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkala village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Area (hectares) 113.22 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 223
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkala compares

By the 2011 count Barkala is the 88th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 113.22 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Barkala

Barkala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkala as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Baramara, Baramchatti, Baranata and Bardangua. 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 Barkala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkala village had a population of 453. That makes it the 88th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Barkala village has 223 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkala has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Barkala covers 113.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkala falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Barkala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barkala.

Barkala is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi 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 Barkala today is likely to be higher.

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