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About Barkadam Village

Barkadam is a mid sized village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 544 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkadam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkadam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 302.71 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 544
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkadam compares

By the 2011 count Barkadam is the 31st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 302.71 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Barkadam

Barkadam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkadam as Available within 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 Baramara, Bardahi, Bargorya and Bari. 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 Barkadam

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkadam village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 31st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Barkadam village has 544 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkadam has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Barkadam covers 302.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkadam falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Barkadam is in Manbazar II 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 Barkadam today is likely to be higher.

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