# Barketunga Village, Kolebira, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kolebira, Simdega 

# Barketunga

Barketunga is a village in Kolebira sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835211**. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 99 households**, the 42nd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 496people (2011)
- 99households
- 61.0%literacy
- 835211PIN code

## Barketunga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barketunga is 835211.** Barketunga falls in Kolebira sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835211
- Gram panchayatBarsaloiya
- Community development blockKolebira
- Census village code376648

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

## How far is Barketunga from nearby towns?

- Kolebira (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)56 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)56 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 Barketunga?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Barketunga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lachragarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolebira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Barketunga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include rope. About 35% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Barketunga

Of every 100 households in Barketunga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barketunga · ■ Kolebira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****67%**

**61%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Barketunga?

■ Barketunga · ■ Kolebira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**929

Working population ****63.5%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 47.9% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (10%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 269 (85%)

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 Kolebira

- Takba627 people
- Dumardih574 people
- Kudabera542 people
- Karamtoli503 people
- Ghansilori494 people
- Selsoya407 people
- Kinbira403 people
- Tangartoli375 people

[All 53 villages in Kolebira](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/kolebira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barketunga?835211
- How far is Barketunga from Simdega?56 km by road
- What is the population of Barketunga?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barketunga in?Simdega district (Kolebira sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barketunga?61.0% (Census 2011)