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About Barkalu Village

Barkalu is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,049, made up of 524 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721627, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkalu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721627
Area (hectares) 59.49 hectares
Population 1,049
Male Population 524
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkalu compares

By the 2011 count Barkalu is the 74th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 59.49 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barkalu

Barkalu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkalu as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkalu from other places

Barkalu lies about 52 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barkalu
Nearest railway station Joka 11 km
Nearest town Budge Budge 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 32 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 52 km

Villages closest to Barkalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamluk tehsil.

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 Barkalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkalu village had a population of 1,049. That makes it the 74th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Barkalu village has 524 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkalu has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Barkalu is 721627. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkalu covers 59.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barkalu falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barkalu is Joka, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Barkalu.

Barkalu is about 52 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkalu is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Joka is about 11 km away. Budge Budge is about 12 km away. Tamluk is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalikapur (under 2 km), Chak Srikrishnapur (3.0 km) and Banhichar (3.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barkalu today is likely to be higher.

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