# Barkala Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Barkala

Barkala is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 109 households**, the 95th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 453people (2011)
- 109households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Barkala PIN code and other codes

Barkala falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMalkundi
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364427

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

## How far is Barkala from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)58 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)15 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 Barkala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Barkala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lakhihira
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhalbhumgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Barkala known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Barkala

Of every 100 households in Barkala in 2011, 56 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkala · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****50%**

**47%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

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 Barkala?

■ Barkala · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**959

Working population ****45.0%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 58.1% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 155 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (17%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%)

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 Chakulia

- Chatradoba476 people
- Andhariya472 people
- Katasmara472 people
- Joram468 people
- Baharasholi444 people
- Chiabandi442 people
- Sapdhara441 people
- Kuchiya Kanali440 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkala from Jamshedpur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Barkala?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkala in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barkala?69.1% (Census 2011)