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About Barkola Village

Barkola is one of the larger villages in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,476, made up of 2,759 males and 2,717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 725.6 hectares
Population 5,476
Male Population 2,759
Female Population 2,717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barkola compares

By the 2011 count Barkola is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 725.6 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Barkola

Barkola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banktal, Banpatna, Banspatri and Barakhagra. 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 Barkola

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkola village had a population of 5,476. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Barkola village has 2,759 males and 2,717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkola has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Barkola is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkola covers 725.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkola falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barkola notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkola.

Barkola is in Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Barkola today is likely to be higher.

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