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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 223318
- Pincode
- 854205
- Post office
- Dhamdaha
- Population
- 6,185
- Households
- 1,262
- Literacy rate
- 41.3%
- Sex ratio
- 877 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,236
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Barkona ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Barkona ranks #12 of 81 villages in Dhamdaha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.3%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Barkona
- 41.3%
- Dhamdaha mandal
- 43.3%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
877
−39 vs mandal average
- Barkona
- 877
- Dhamdaha mandal
- 916
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Barkona
- 4.9
- Dhamdaha mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barkona ఒక్క చూపులో
Barkona బీహార్లోని పుర్నియా జిల్లా, Dhamdaha బ్లాక్లో 6,185 జనాభా 1,262 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Dhamdaha బ్లాక్లోని 81 గ్రామాలలో 12వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 41%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 43% కంటే 2 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 877 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 854205, Dhamdaha పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 223318. గ్రామం Sonbarsha అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Ratnesh Sada. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 7,292, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barkona
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PURNIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 41
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Rupaspur Khagha
- Total area (ha)
- 1,097
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 610.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barkona
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Barkona
- LGD code
- 223318
- Pincode
- 854205
- Post office
- Dhamdaha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,185
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,292
- Households
- 1,262
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 877
- Literacy rate
- 41.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sonbarsha
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ratnesh Sada
- Block / Mandal
- Dhamdaha
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 854205
- DhamdahaDhamdaha mandal37,987 pop
- Mogalia PurandahaDhamdaha mandal24,908 pop
- RangpuraDhamdaha mandal15,712 pop
- KukraunDhamdaha mandal15,046 pop
- Rajghat GrarailDhamdaha mandal11,342 pop
- NirpurDhamdaha mandal10,805 pop
- ParasbaniDhamdaha mandal9,038 pop
- SukhsenaDhamdaha mandal8,720 pop
- KukraunDhamdaha mandal7,729 pop
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Other villages named Barkona
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Dhamdaha మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
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- Rupaspur Khagha
- Chikni
- Bishunpur Patti
- Mali
- Champawati
- Tarauni Milik
- Damaili
- Sarsi Istamrar
- Thari
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- Satmi
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)