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About Barka Village

Barka is a mid sized village in Nagar tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 444 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Nagar
Pincode 321024
Area (hectares) 156.95 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 444
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Barka compares

By the 2011 count Barka is the 96th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 156.95 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Barka

Barka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barka 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 Barka from other places

Barka lies about 47 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Barsana, about 7.8 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 railway station Barsana 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar 11 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 47 km

Villages closest to Barka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barka village had a population of 848. That makes it the 96th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Barka village has 444 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barka has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Barka is 321024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barka covers 156.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barka falls under Nagar tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barka is Barsana, about 7.8 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 Barka.

Barka is about 47 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barka is in Nagar tehsil of Bharatpur district. Barsana is about 7.8 km away. Nagar is about 11 km away. Bharatpur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatwas (under 2 km), Roopwas (under 2 km) and Urki Mohammada (under 2 km).

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

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