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About Barkuinya Village

Barkuinya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 174 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.52 hectares hectares.

Barkuinya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkuinya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 42.52 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 174
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkuinya compares

By the 2011 count Barkuinya is the 846th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 42.52 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Barkuinya

Barkuinya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barkuinya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Barkuinya from other places

Barkuinya lies about 48 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 13 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 Barkuinya
Nearest town Bānsi 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 12 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 13 km
District headquarters Basti 48 km

Villages closest to Barkuinya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkuinya village had a population of 341. That makes it the 846th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Barkuinya village has 174 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkuinya has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Barkuinya covers 42.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkuinya falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkuinya is Uska Bazar, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barkuinya.

Barkuinya is about 48 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkuinya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 8.3 km away. Harraiya is about 12 km away. Uska Bazar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhausiya (under 2 km), Gamhariya (under 2 km) and Khamhariya (under 2 km).

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

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