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About Barkala Village

Barkala is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,022, made up of 503 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722162
Area (hectares) 173.36 hectares
Population 1,022
Male Population 503
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkala compares

By the 2011 count Barkala is the 61st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 173.36 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Barkala

Barkala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banskana, Baragari, Barakharanga and Barapara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barkala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkala village had a population of 1,022. That makes it the 61st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Barkala village has 503 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkala has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Barkala is 722162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkala covers 173.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkala falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barkala notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Barkala.

Barkala is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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