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About Bharko Village

Bharko is a small village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 180 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.02 hectares hectares.

Bharko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharko village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Area (hectares) 99.02 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 180
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Bharko compares

By the 2011 count Bharko is the 154th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 99.02 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bharko

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

Bharko lies about 32 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, 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 Bharko
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 13 km
Nearest town Chunār 31 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 32 km

Villages closest to Bharko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharko village had a population of 362. That makes it the 154th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Bharko village has 180 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharko has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Bharko covers 99.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharko falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharko is Lusa, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharko.

Bharko is about 32 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharko is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 5.0 km away. Lusa is about 13 km away. Chunār is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusmahawa (under 2 km), Dara Nagar (under 2 km) and Mamari Mu Daranagar (under 2 km).

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

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