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About Bargikocha Village

Bargikocha is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 192 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargikocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargikocha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 192
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Bargikocha compares

By the 2011 count Bargikocha is the 166th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bargikocha

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

Bargikocha lies about 82 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 2.8 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 Bargikocha
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 8.2 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 17 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 82 km

Villages closest to Bargikocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargikocha village had a population of 377. That makes it the 166th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Bargikocha village has 192 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargikocha has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bargikocha is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargikocha covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bargikocha falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bargikocha is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 2.8 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 Bargikocha.

Bargikocha is about 82 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargikocha is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 2.8 km away. Potka is about 8.2 km away. Chakradharpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daduyakocha (under 2 km), Gamarkocha (under 2 km) and Karah Kocha Alias Chatani Pa (under 2 km).

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

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