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About Barkara Village

Barkara is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 439 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 439
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barkara compares

By the 2011 count Barkara is the 227th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barkara

The census records public bus service for Barkara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkara from other places

Barkara lies about 2.3 km from Sonbhadra. 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 Barkara
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 2.3 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 2.3 km

Villages closest to Barkara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkara village had a population of 838. That makes it the 227th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Barkara village has 439 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkara has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Barkara is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkara covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkara falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Barkara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Barkara.

Barkara is about 2.3 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkara is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Robertsganj is about 2.3 km away. Sonbhadra is about 2.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jait (under 2 km), Baraila (under 2 km) and Kamarhi (under 2 km).

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

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