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About Barkola Village

Barkola is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 10 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkola village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145023
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 10
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkola compares

By the 2011 count Barkola is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Barkola

Barkola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barkola from other places

Barkola lies about 54 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about under 2 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 Barkola
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth under 2 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 27 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 54 km

Villages closest to Barkola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkola village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Barkola village has 10 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkola has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Barkola is 145023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkola covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkola falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barkola is Balle Da Pir Larth, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barkola.

Barkola is about 54 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkola is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about under 2 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Pathankot is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barath (under 2 km), Mastgarh (6.1 km) and Pathan Chak (6.5 km).

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

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