# Barkela Village, Manendragarh, Koriya (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Manendragarh, Koriya 

# Barkela

Barkela is a village in Manendragarh sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497442**. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 135 households**, the 48th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 657people (2011)
- 135households
- 50.5%literacy
- 497442PIN code

## Barkela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkela is 497442.** Barkela falls in Manendragarh sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497442
- Gram panchayatParsgodi
- Community development blockManendragarh
- Census village code431711

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Barkela from nearby towns?

- Manendragarh (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)61 km by road
- Manendragarh (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Barkela?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barkela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manendragarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Manendragarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manendragarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barkela known for?

About 31% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Barkela

Of every 100 households in Barkela in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkela · ■ Manendragarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****41%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****87%**

**68%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Barkela?

■ Barkela · ■ Manendragarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**998

Working population ****28.3%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 43.8% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (34%) · **■** Marginal 99 (53%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Manendragarh

- Biharpur691 people
- Musara685 people
- Dihuli674 people
- Dugla670 people
- Ghodbandha640 people
- Sidiya Khoh628 people
- Muktiyarpara623 people
- Ghaghra610 people

[All 131 villages in Manendragarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/manendragarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkela?497442
- How far is Barkela from Baikunthpur?61 km by road
- What is the population of Barkela?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkela in?Koriya district (Manendragarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkela?50.5% (Census 2011)