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About Barkonda Village

Barkonda is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 138 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkonda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 130.56 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 138
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkonda compares

By the 2011 count Barkonda is the 66th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 130.56 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Barkonda

Barkonda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkonda as Available within 10+ 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 Azimnagar, Baishnabdaspur, Balarampur and Bandi. 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 Barkonda

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkonda village had a population of 269. That makes it the 66th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Barkonda village has 138 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkonda has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Barkonda is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkonda covers 130.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkonda falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barkonda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barkonda.

Barkonda is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum 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 Barkonda today is likely to be higher.

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