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About Barkala Village

Barkala is a mid sized village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 433 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722144, 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 Onda
Pincode 722144
Area (hectares) 355.36 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 433
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Barkala compares

By the 2011 count Barkala is the 98th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 355.36 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Barkala

Barkala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkala 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. The nearest villages by name are Balguma, Banamalipur, Bansh Danga and Bar Magura. 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 863. That makes it the 98th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Barkala village has 433 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkala has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Barkala is 722144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkala covers 355.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkala falls under Onda 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 <5 km distance for Barkala.

Barkala is in Onda 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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