Barkat, Chainpur, Palamu, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Barkat


The village Barkat is located in Chainpur C.D.Block of Palamu District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Khurakla Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chainpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Garhwa, which is about 28 kilometers away from Barkat.

Travel and Communication for Barkat


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Barkat


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Barkat is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Barkat is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Barkat


As per available data from the year 2009, 601 persons live in 132 house holds in the village Barkat. There are 284 female individuals and 317 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.25% and males constitute 52.75% of the total population.

There are 280 scheduled castes persons of which 125 are females and 155 are males. Females constitute 44.64% and males constitute 55.36% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 46.59% of the total population.

There are 82 scheduled tribes persons of which 44 are females and 38 are males. Females constitute 53.66% and males constitute 46.34% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 13.64% of the total population.

Population density of Barkat is 432.69 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Barkat


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Total area of Barkat is 138.9 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 36.51 ha. About 30.11 ha is un-irrigated area. About 6.4 ha is irrigated area. About 2.4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 4 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 0.83 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.41 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 32.48 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 4.14 ha is culturable waste land. About 11.45 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 12.57 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Barkat


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Barkat.

There is a government primary school in the village Barkat.

There is a government middle school in the village Barkat.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Saltuwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

Colleges in Barkat


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

Other Educational Facilities in Barkat


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

Healthcare Facilities in Barkat


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Barkat.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Barkat.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Barkat.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Barkat.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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