# Barkundia Village, Chaibasa, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chaibasa/barkundia/ Village · Chaibasa, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Barkundia Barkundia is a village in Chaibasa sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,683 people in 331 households**, the 14th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%. - 1,683people (2011) - 331households - 52.0%literacy - 833201PIN code ## Barkundia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barkundia is 833201.** Barkundia falls in Chaibasa sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833201 - Gram panchayatTuibir - Community development blockChaibasa - Census village code378089 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barkundia from nearby towns? - Chaibasa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)10 km by road - Chaibasa (nearest town)10 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 Barkundia? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Barkundia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaibasa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chaibasa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Barkundia known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 474 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 Barkundia Of every 100 households in Barkundia in 2011, 23 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barkundia · ■ Chaibasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **74% Toilet within the home ****1%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****35%** **54% Television ****3%** **17% Mobile phone ****22%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **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 Barkundia? ■ Barkundia · ■ Chaibasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%** **65.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **1041 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **976 Working population ****40.3%** **39.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 38.0% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (23%) · **■** Marginal 308 (45%) 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 Chaibasa - Diliyamarcha1,884 people - Tamarbandh1,815 people - Kamarhatu1,742 people - Kaparsai1,713 people - Karlajori1,587 people - Tekrahatu1,561 people - Bardar1,539 people - Kursi1,520 people [All 75 villages in Chaibasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chaibasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barkundia?833201 - How far is Barkundia from Chaibasa?10 km by road - What is the population of Barkundia?1,683 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barkundia in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Chaibasa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Barkundia?52.0% (Census 2011)