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About Barkola Village

Barkola is a mid sized village in Ghosi tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 321 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.95 hectares hectares.

Barkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkola village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Ghosi
Area (hectares) 44.95 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 321
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barkola compares

By the 2011 count Barkola is the 192nd largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents. Its 44.95 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Barkola

Barkola is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barkola 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkola from other places

Barkola lies about 29 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Amila, about 2.1 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
Nearest railway station Amila 2.1 km
Nearest town Chillupār 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghosi 11 km
District headquarters Mau 29 km

Villages closest to Barkola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghosi 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 664. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents.

Barkola village has 321 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkola has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Barkola covers 44.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkola falls under Ghosi tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkola is Amila, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barkola.

Barkola is about 29 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkola is in Ghosi tehsil of Mau district. Amila is about 2.1 km away. Chillupār is about 9.3 km away. Ghosi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ahirani (under 2 km), Chummanar (under 2 km) and Muhammadpur (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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