About Barkolma Village

Barkolma is a mid sized village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 335 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkolma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkolma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Bundu
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	665
Male Population	335
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
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 Barkolma compares

By the 2011 count Barkolma is the 37th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Barkolma

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

Barkolma lies about 41 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 13 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 Barkolma
Nearest railway station	Gautamdhara	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bundu	15 km
Nearest town	Būndu	15 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	41 km

Villages closest to Barkolma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkolma village had a population of 665. That makes it the 37th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Barkolma village has 335 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkolma has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Barkolma is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkolma covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkolma falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkolma is Gautamdhara, about 13 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 Barkolma.

Barkolma is about 41 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkolma is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Gautamdhara is about 13 km away. Bundu is about 15 km away. Būndu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.