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About Barkola Village

Barkola is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 249 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.16 hectares hectares.

Barkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkola village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 47.16 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 249
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkola compares

By the 2011 count Barkola is the 298th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 47.16 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

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 10+ 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 5 - 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 15 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 5.2 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
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 5.2 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 15 km

Villages closest to Barkola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nizamabad 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 535. That makes it the 298th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Barkola village has 249 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkola has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Barkola covers 47.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkola falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkola is Phariha, about 5.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barkola.

Barkola is about 15 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkola is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Nizamabad is about 1.9 km away. Phariha is about 5.2 km away. Azamgarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sri Kantpur (under 2 km), Srikantpur (under 2 km) and Kotwalipur (under 2 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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