# Barkakura Village, Lapung, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lapung, Ranchi 

# Barkakura

Barkakura is a village in Lapung sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835234**. The 2011 Census counted **1,072 people in 195 households**, the 20th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 1,072people (2011)
- 195households
- 61.8%literacy
- 835234PIN code

## Barkakura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkakura is 835234.** Barkakura falls in Lapung sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835234
- Gram panchayatBakronda
- Community development blockLapung
- Census village code374421

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

## How far is Barkakura from nearby towns?

- Lapung (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)78 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)78 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 Barkakura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barkakura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lapung
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lapung
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Barkakura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 38% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Barkakura

Of every 100 households in Barkakura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkakura · ■ Lapung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****63%**

**72%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

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 Barkakura?

■ Barkakura · ■ Lapung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**965

Working population ****50.3%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 51.4% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 285 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 240 (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 Lapung

- Fatehpur1,126 people
- Lalganj1,117 people
- Sakarpur1,076 people
- Sapukera1,074 people
- Katingkela1,055 people
- Manri1,032 people
- Chalangi1,025 people
- Balandu1,008 people

[All 79 villages in Lapung](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/lapung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkakura?835234
- How far is Barkakura from Ranchi?78 km by road
- What is the population of Barkakura?1,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkakura in?Ranchi district (Lapung sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barkakura?61.8% (Census 2011)