About Barka Chumba Village

Barka Chumba is one of the larger villages in Mandu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,853, made up of 4,086 males and 3,767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barka Chumba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barka Chumba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Tehsil	Mandu
Pincode	829101
Area (hectares)	679 hectares
Population	7,853
Male Population	4,086
Female Population	3,767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barka Chumba compares

By the 2011 count Barka Chumba is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,925 residents. Its 679 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Barka Chumba

Barka Chumba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barka Chumba as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barka Chumba from other places

Barka Chumba lies about 11 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Arigada, about 5.7 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 Barka Chumba
Nearest railway station	Arigada	5.7 km
Nearest town	Kuju	8.4 km
District headquarters	Ramgarh	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mandu	12 km

Villages closest to Barka Chumba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandu 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 Barka Chumba

As per the Census of India 2011, Barka Chumba village had a population of 7,853. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,925 residents.

Barka Chumba village has 4,086 males and 3,767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barka Chumba has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Barka Chumba is 829101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barka Chumba covers 679 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barka Chumba falls under Mandu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barka Chumba is Arigada, about 5.7 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 village for Barka Chumba.

Barka Chumba is about 11 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barka Chumba is in Mandu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Arigada is about 5.7 km away. Kuju is about 8.4 km away. Ramgarh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.