# Barka Village, Gabhana, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Gabhana, Aligarh 

# Barka

Barka is a village in Gabhana sub-district of Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,962 people in 818 households**, the 9th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 4,962people (2011)
- 818households
- 68.6%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barka

Of every 100 households in Barka in 2011, 12 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barka · ■ Gabhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****70%**

**72%

Television ****27%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Gabhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**880

Working population ****35.4%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 51.3% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 625 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (9%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 485 (28%) · **■** Marginal 457 (26%)

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 Gabhana

- Nagla Padam7,343 people
- Jamanka6,366 people
- Umari5,068 people
- Sumera Dariyapur5,028 people
- Madhaula4,864 people
- Rayat4,851 people
- Kalua4,464 people
- Visara4,314 people

[All 158 villages in Gabhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/aligarh/gabhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barka?4,962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barka in?Aligarh district (Gabhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barka?68.6% (Census 2011)