# Barkela Village, Khuntpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/khuntpani/barkela/ Village · Khuntpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Barkela Barkela is a village in Khuntpani sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,343 people in 495 households**, the 2nd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 2,343people (2011) - 495households - 53.8%literacy - 833201PIN code ## Barkela PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barkela is 833201.** Barkela falls in Khuntpani sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833201 - Gram panchayatBarkela - Community development blockKhuntpani - Census village code377531 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? - Khuntpani (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)14 km by road - Chaibasa (nearest town)13 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Barkela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 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 waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Barkela known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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, 59 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barkela · ■ Khuntpani rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **29% Toilet within the home ****35%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **97% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****14%** **31% Television ****0%** **4% Mobile phone ****10%** **18% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****3%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 · ■ Khuntpani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059** **978 Working population ****35.0%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 40.0% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 248 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 216 (26%) · **■** Marginal 78 (10%) 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 Khuntpani - Bhoya2,658 people - Bara Lagia2,044 people - Dopai1,998 people - Bing1,988 people - Pandabir1,788 people [All 116 villages in Khuntpani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/khuntpani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barkela?833201 - How far is Barkela from Chaibasa?14 km by road - What is the population of Barkela?2,343 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barkela in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Khuntpani sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Barkela?53.8% (Census 2011)