# Barkela Village, Murhu, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Barkela

Barkela is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 25 households**, the 137th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 109people (2011)
- 25households
- 58.3%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Barkela PIN code and other codes

Barkela falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKhewra
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375042

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?

- Murhu (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)23 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)23 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sarwada
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jate
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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?

The main crops are **rice**. About 69% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkela · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barkela?

■ Barkela · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****300**

**960

Working population ****51.4%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 40.4% for women. 46% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 53 (95%)

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 Murhu

- Patradih138 people
- Bindadiri130 people
- Turang121 people
- Jalasar120 people
- Bamarda103 people
- Sardula97 people
- Kitapiri48 people
- Burju Mission School9 people

[All 141 villages in Murhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkela from Khunti?23 km by road
- What is the population of Barkela?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkela in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barkela?58.3% (Census 2011)