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About Barkona Village

Barkona is a mid sized village in Memari II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 508 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari II
Pincode 713407
Area (hectares) 309.18 hectares
Population 1,031
Male Population 508
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Barkona compares

By the 2011 count Barkona is the 41st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 309.18 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Barkona

Barkona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkona 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 Banshipur, Baragram, Barapalashan and Barari. 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 Barkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkona village had a population of 1,031. That makes it the 41st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Barkona village has 508 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkona has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Barkona is 713407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkona covers 309.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkona falls under Memari II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barkona 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 Barkona.

Barkona is in Memari II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Barkona today is likely to be higher.

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