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About Barkura Village

Barkura is a mid sized village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 612 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 81.01 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 612
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barkura compares

By the 2011 count Barkura is the 43rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 81.01 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barkura

Barkura 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 Barkura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkura from other places

Barkura lies about under 2 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about under 2 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 Barkura
District headquarters Bankura under 2 km
Nearest town Bānkura under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barjora 31 km

Villages closest to Barkura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkura village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Barkura village has 612 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkura has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barkura is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkura covers 81.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkura falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barkura is Bankura Jn., about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Barkura is about under 2 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkura is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura is about under 2 km away. Bānkura is about under 2 km away. Bankura Jn. is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankurardanga (under 2 km), Lalbazar (under 2 km) and Nama Bandh Sitarampur (under 2 km).

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

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