About Barki Village

Barki is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 339 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1942 hectares hectares.

Barki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barki village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shahuwadi
Area (hectares)	1942 hectares
Population	668
Male Population	339
Female Population	329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barki compares

By the 2011 count Barki is the 105th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 1942 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Barki

Barki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barki as Available within village. 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 Barki from other places

Barki lies about 42 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 24 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 Barki
Tehsil headquarters	Shahuwadi	18 km
Nearest railway station	Vilavade	24 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	42 km

Villages closest to Barki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barki village had a population of 668. That makes it the 105th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Barki village has 339 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barki has about 971 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 1039.

Barki covers 1942 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barki falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Barki is Vilavade, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barki.

Barki is about 42 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barki is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 18 km away. Vilavade is about 24 km away. Kolhapur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.