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About Barkol Village

Barkol is a large village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,901, made up of 1,881 males and 2,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732128
Area (hectares) 346.4 hectares
Population 3,901
Male Population 1,881
Female Population 2,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkol compares

By the 2011 count Barkol is the 8th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 346.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Barkol

Barkol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkol 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bag Malancha, Balarampur, Bangabari and Banshata. 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 Barkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkol village had a population of 3,901. That makes it the 8th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Barkol village has 1,881 males and 2,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkol has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Barkol is 732128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkol covers 346.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkol falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barkol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Barkol.

Barkol is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah 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 Barkol today is likely to be higher.

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