# Barka Murpa Village, Gumia, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gumia, Bokaro 

# Barka Murpa

Barka Murpa is a village in Gumia sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 109 households**, the 72nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.

- 532people (2011)
- 109households
- 28.3%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Barka Murpa PIN code and other codes

Barka Murpa falls in Gumia sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockGumia
- Census village code362315

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

## How far is Barka Murpa from nearby towns?

- Gumia (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)120 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)124 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 Barka Murpa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Barka Murpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bokaro Tharmal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bermo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 watercovered wells and tanks / ponds

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 Barka Murpa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 7% of the 682 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Barka Murpa

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

■ Barka Murpa · ■ Gumia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**59%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**8%

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

**0%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****18%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****79%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Barka Murpa?

■ Barka Murpa · ■ Gumia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.3%**

**57.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**951

Working population ****51.7%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.3% for men and 21.1% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 272 (99%)

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 Gumia

- Chidri Khurd577 people
- Gurudih572 people
- Tiskopi560 people
- Chitu550 people
- Karma520 people
- Tilaiya504 people
- Lalgarh477 people
- Dhudhmo455 people

[All 117 villages in Gumia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/gumia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barka Murpa from Bokaro?120 km by road
- What is the population of Barka Murpa?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barka Murpa in?Bokaro district (Gumia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barka Murpa?28.3% (Census 2011)