# Barka Village, Bhander, Datia (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhander, Datia 

# Barka

Barka is a village in Bhander sub-district of Datia district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,860 people in 339 households**, the 16th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,860people (2011)
- 339households
- 72.4%literacy
- 834females per 1,000 males

## Barka PIN code and other codes

Barka falls in Bhander sub-district, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhander
- Census village code454863

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

## How far is Barka from nearby towns?

- Bhander (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Datia (district HQ)58 km by road
- Datia (nearest town)58 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 Barka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barka; 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 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhalbha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhander
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Barka known for?

About 93% of the 632 hectares of village land is sown, and 566 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 Barka

Of every 100 households in Barka in 2011, 76 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barka · ■ Bhander rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barka?

■ Barka · ■ Bhander rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801**

**854

Working population ****60.6%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 60.3% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 371 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (3%) · **■** Marginal 585 (52%)

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 Bhander

- Piprauakalan1,989 people
- Bhitari1,892 people
- Tatarpur1,890 people
- Salon Bharroli1,882 people
- Berachh1,819 people
- Sohan1,809 people
- Maithana Pahuj1,767 people
- Ahroni1,757 people

[All 154 villages in Bhander](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/bhander/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barka from Datia?58 km by road
- What is the population of Barka?1,860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barka in?Datia district (Bhander sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barka?72.4% (Census 2011)