# Barki Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad 

# Barki

Barki is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,259 people in 259 households**, the 74th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,259people (2011)
- 259households
- 70.9%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Barki PIN code and other codes

Barki falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBagdaha
- Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras
- Census village code361593

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

## How far is Barki from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)24 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 Barki?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahuda
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahuda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Barki known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 33% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Barki

Of every 100 households in Barki in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barki · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**80%

Tap water ****44%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**21%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**26%

Use banking services ****78%**

**66%

Television ****57%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**26%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 Barki?

■ Barki · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**929

Working population ****29.9%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 54.6% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (21%) · **■** Marginal 290 (77%)

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 Baghmara-Cum-Katras

- Chhotanagari1,288 people
- Domanpur1,288 people
- Panredi1,273 people
- Chaitudih1,263 people
- Sonardih1,207 people
- Dharkiro1,199 people
- Keshargara1,189 people
- Shamdih1,188 people

[All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barki from Dhanbad?24 km by road
- What is the population of Barki?1,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barki in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barki?70.9% (Census 2011)