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About Barakendua Village

Barakendua is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 167 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakendua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 167
Female Population 161
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 Barakendua compares

By the 2011 count Barakendua is the 64th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Barakendua

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

Barakendua lies about 16 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 12 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 Barakendua
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Karamtola 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 16 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 16 km

Villages closest to Barakendua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakendua village had a population of 328. That makes it the 64th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Barakendua village has 167 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakendua has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Barakendua is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakendua covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakendua falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barakendua is Karamtola, about 12 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 Barakendua.

Barakendua is about 16 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakendua is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mandro is about 2.7 km away. Karamtola is about 12 km away. Sahibganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simra (under 2 km), Bhurkunda (under 2 km) and Jirli Karhariya (under 2 km).

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

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