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About Barkuri Village

Barkuri is a mid sized village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 278 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 35.3 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 278
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkuri compares

By the 2011 count Barkuri is the 96th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 35.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Barkuri

Barkuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkuri 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bar Nuniyani, Bara Jagannathpur, Baragajari and Baraghutu. 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 Barkuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkuri village had a population of 524. That makes it the 96th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Barkuri village has 278 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkuri has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Barkuri is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkuri covers 35.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkuri falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barkuri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Barkuri.

Barkuri is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Barkuri today is likely to be higher.

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