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About Barikocha Village

Barikocha is a small village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 23 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barikocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barikocha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 832402
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 23
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barikocha compares

By the 2011 count Barikocha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Barikocha

Barikocha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barikocha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barikocha from other places

Barikocha lies about 16 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about 10 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 Barikocha
Nearest railway station Sini Junction 10 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 12 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Adityapur 19 km

Villages closest to Barikocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barikocha village had a population of 48. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Barikocha village has 23 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barikocha has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Barikocha is 832402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barikocha covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barikocha falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barikocha is Sini Junction, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Barikocha.

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

Barikocha is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Sini Junction is about 10 km away. Gobindpur is about 12 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan 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 Daraikocha (under 2 km), Thasakpur (under 2 km) and Nua Dih (under 2 km).

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

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