About Barakanki Village

Barakanki is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 341 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakanki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Pincode	832113
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	674
Male Population	341
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakanki compares

By the 2011 count Barakanki is the 66th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Barakanki

Barakanki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barakanki 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barakanki from other places

Barakanki lies about 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Birbans, 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 Barakanki
Tehsil headquarters	Gobindpur	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Birbans	13 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	21 km

Villages closest to Barakanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakanki village had a population of 674. That makes it the 66th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Barakanki village has 341 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakanki has about 977 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Barakanki is 832113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakanki covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barakanki falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barakanki is Birbans, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barakanki.

Barakanki is about 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakanki is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 6.0 km away. Birbans is about 13 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.