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About Barkitanr Village

Barkitanr is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 242 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 830510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkitanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkitanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 830510
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 242
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barkitanr compares

By the 2011 count Barkitanr is the 67th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Barkitanr

The census records public bus service for Barkitanr as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkitanr from other places

Barkitanr lies about 33 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Narkopi, about 2.4 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 Barkitanr
Nearest railway station Narkopi 2.4 km
Nearest town Rātu 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Silli 33 km
District headquarters Ranchi 33 km

Villages closest to Barkitanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkitanr village had a population of 488. That makes it the 67th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Barkitanr village has 242 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkitanr has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Barkitanr is 830510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkitanr covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkitanr falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkitanr is Narkopi, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Barkitanr is about 33 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkitanr is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Narkopi is about 2.4 km away. Rātu is about 23 km away. Silli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kita (under 2 km), Gargaon (11 km) and Gajha (13 km).

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

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