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About Barkhoskana Village

Barkhoskana is a mid sized village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 449 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkhoskana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhoskana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721668
Area (hectares) 34.25 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 449
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkhoskana compares

By the 2011 count Barkhoskana is the 70th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 34.25 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Barkhoskana

Barkhoskana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkhoskana as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bansda, Baragechhe, Barari and Barasati. 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 Barkhoskana

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhoskana village had a population of 863. That makes it the 70th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Barkhoskana village has 449 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhoskana has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Barkhoskana is 721668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkhoskana covers 34.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barkhoskana falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Barkhoskana is in Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba 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 Barkhoskana today is likely to be higher.

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