# Barka Village, Deosar, Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/singrauli/deosar/barka/ Village · Deosar, Singrauli # Barka Barka is a village in Deosar sub-district of Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,804 people in 639 households**, the 32nd largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 2,804people (2011) - 639households - 57.0%literacy - 989females per 1,000 males ## Barka PIN code and other codes Barka falls in Deosar sub-district, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockDeosar - Census village code503813 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? - Deosar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Singrauli (district HQ)78 km by road - Singrauli (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 Barka? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Barka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baidhan - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 57% of the 1,399 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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, 46 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barka · ■ Deosar rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **27% Toilet within the home ****2%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **96% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****40%** **54% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****21%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **44% Own their home ****96%** **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 Barka? ■ Barka · ■ Deosar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **57.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992** **937 Working population ****50.6%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 45.2% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 769 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (29%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (6%) · **■** Marginal 147 (10%) 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 Deosar - Niwas2,916 people - Dudhmania2,898 people - Bhalugarh2,849 people - Akauri2,826 people - Gajara Bahara2,766 people - Chhamrachh2,707 people - Dodaki2,699 people - Dhoga2,667 people [All 225 villages in Deosar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/singrauli/deosar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barka from Singrauli?78 km by road - What is the population of Barka?2,804 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barka in?Singrauli district (Deosar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barka?57.0% (Census 2011)