# Barkuro Village, Maheshpur, Pakur (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshpur, Pakur 

# Barkuro

Barkuro is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816106**. The 2011 Census counted **2,348 people in 497 households**, the 10th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 2,348people (2011)
- 497households
- 52.4%literacy
- 816106PIN code

## Barkuro PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkuro is 816106.** Barkuro falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816106
- Gram panchayatBakura
- Community development blockMaheshpur
- Census village code360804

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

## How far is Barkuro from nearby towns?

- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)45 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 Barkuro?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bakura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Barkuro known for?

About 75% of the 101 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 Barkuro

Of every 100 households in Barkuro in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkuro · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****24%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Barkuro?

■ Barkuro · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**987

Working population ****34.4%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 50.1% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (14%) · **■** Marginal 679 (84%)

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 Maheshpur

- Gadarpara2,552 people
- Damdama2,544 people
- Rolagram2,492 people
- Barkiari2,405 people
- Dharamkhanpur2,347 people
- Bara2,344 people
- Baliadanga2,193 people
- Salempur2,119 people

[All 345 villages in Maheshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkuro?816106
- How far is Barkuro from Pakur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Barkuro?2,348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkuro in?Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barkuro?52.4% (Census 2011)