About Barka Village

Barka is a large village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,962, made up of 2,627 males and 2,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.43 hectares hectares.

Barka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barka village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Tehsil	Gabhana
Area (hectares)	550.43 hectares
Population	4,962
Male Population	2,627
Female Population	2,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barka compares

By the 2011 count Barka is the 9th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 550.43 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 23 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 12 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	Khair	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gabhana	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kulwa	12 km
District headquarters	Aligarh	23 km

Villages closest to Barka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gabhana 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 4,962. That makes it the 9th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Barka village has 2,627 males and 2,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barka has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Barka covers 550.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barka falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barka is Kulwa, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barka.

Barka is about 23 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barka is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 7.3 km away. Gabhana is about 10 km away. Kulwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.