# Barkand Village, Manjhari, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Manjhari, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Barkand

Barkand is a village in Manjhari sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,262 people in 207 households**, the 22nd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.8%.

- 1,262people (2011)
- 207households
- 53.0%literacy
- 833201PIN code

## Barkand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkand is 833201.** Barkand falls in Manjhari sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833201
- Gram panchayatPilka
- Community development blockManjhari
- Census village code378238

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

## How far is Barkand from nearby towns?

- Manjhari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)37 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)37 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 Barkand?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barkand; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Barkand known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 84% of the 173 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 Barkand

Of every 100 households in Barkand in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barkand · ■ Manjhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**1%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****37%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barkand?

■ Barkand · ■ Manjhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**47.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**994

Working population ****68.0%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 41.4% for women. 66% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 524 (61%)

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 Manjhari

- Dokata1,307 people
- San Ranju1,289 people
- Parsa1,278 people
- Kundrugutu1,264 people
- Bidri1,238 people
- Lomjori1,205 people
- Tengra1,161 people
- Jaldhar1,160 people

[All 64 villages in Manjhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/manjhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkand?833201
- How far is Barkand from Chaibasa?37 km by road
- What is the population of Barkand?1,262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkand in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Manjhari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barkand?53.0% (Census 2011)