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About Barkota Village

Barkota is a mid sized village in Bagidora tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 299 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkota village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Bagidora
Pincode 327031
Area (hectares) 97.68 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 299
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkota compares

By the 2011 count Barkota is the 232nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 97.68 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Barkota

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

Barkota lies about 39 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 62 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 Barkota
Tehsil headquarters Bagidora 19 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 30 km
District headquarters Banswara 39 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 62 km

Villages closest to Barkota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkota village had a population of 571. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Barkota village has 299 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkota has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Barkota is 327031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkota covers 97.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkota falls under Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barkota is Jekot, about 62 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 village for Barkota.

Barkota is about 39 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkota is in Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district. Bagidora is about 19 km away. Sāgwāra is about 30 km away. Banswara is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangaliya (under 2 km), Kumhariya (under 2 km) and Barjariya (1.6 km).

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

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