About Barka Village

Barka is a large village in Deosar tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,804, made up of 1,410 males and 1,394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1399.42 hectares hectares.

Barka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barka village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Singrauli
Tehsil	Deosar
Area (hectares)	1399.42 hectares
Population	2,804
Male Population	1,410
Female Population	1,394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barka compares

By the 2011 count Barka is the 30th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 1399.42 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Barka

Barka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barka from other places

Barka lies about 29 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Renukoot, about 7.9 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 Barka
Nearest town	Renukūt	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Renukoot	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deosar	29 km
District headquarters	Singrauli	29 km

Villages closest to Barka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barka village had a population of 2,804. That makes it the 30th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Barka village has 1,410 males and 1,394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barka has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Barka covers 1399.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barka falls under Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barka is Renukoot, about 7.9 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 village for Barka.

Barka is about 29 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barka is in Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district. Renukūt is about 7.3 km away. Renukoot is about 7.9 km away. Deosar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.