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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANGAL SINGH BIRUA
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- LGD code
- 378258
- Pincode
- 833201
- Post office
- Bari Bazar
- Population
- 1,387
- Households
- 289
- Literacy rate
- 43.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1022 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 647
Census 2011 · in context
How Barkundia compares
By population, Barkundia ranks #16 of 63 villages in Manjhari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.7%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Barkundia43.7%
Manjhari mandal39.0%
West Singhbhum district48.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,022
−12 vs mandal average
Barkundia1,022
Manjhari mandal1,034
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
Barkundia4.8
Manjhari mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barkundia at a glance
Barkundia is a village of 1,387 people in 289 households (Census 2011) in Manjhari block, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, the 16th-largest of 63 villages in Manjhari block. Literacy is 44%, 5 points above the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 833201, served by Bari Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 378258. The sarpanch is MANGAL SINGH BIRUA, and the village votes in Ichagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sabita Mahato. The population is estimated at 1,635 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkundia · this village | 1,387 | 44% | — |
| Baralagra · Manjhari | 2,075 | 39% | — |
| Butka · Manjhari | 1,074 | 40% | — |
| Nagar Kata · Manjhari | 800 | 38% | — |
| Serengdih · Manjhari | 740 | 43% | — |
| Chhota Lagra · Manjhari | 205 | 56% | — |
| Pandrasali · Manjhari | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barkundia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAIBASA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARALAGRA
- Total area (ha)
- 304
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barkundia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barkundia
- LGD code
- 378258
- Pincode
- 833201
- Post office
- Bari Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,387
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,635
- Households
- 289
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1022
- Literacy rate
- 43.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranchi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ichagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Seth
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sabita Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANGAL SINGH BIRUA
- Block / Mandal
- Manjhari
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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