Barkala, Raipur, Bankura, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Barkala


The village Barkala is located in Raipur C.D.Block of Bankura District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Raipur Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Barkala


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Barkala


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

A brief summary of available data for Barkala 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 Barkala


As per available data from the year 2009, 1022 persons live in 212 house holds in the village Barkala. There are 519 female individuals and 503 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.78% and males constitute 49.22% of the total population.

There are 25 scheduled castes persons of which 15 are females and 10 are males. Females constitute 60% and males constitute 40% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.45% 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 8.02% of the total population.

Population density of Barkala is 589.52 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Barkala


Maps, reports and datasets of Barkala on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Barkala is 173.36 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

About 68.36 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Barkala


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Barkala.

There is a government primary school in the village Barkala.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Dharamapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Barkala.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Melera, which is less than 5 kms away from Barkala.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Moulasole, which is 5-10 kms away from Barkala.

Colleges in Barkala


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 Jhargram, which is more than 10 kms away from Barkala.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Barkala


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Barkala


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Barkala.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Barkala.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Barkala.

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

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Barkala.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Barkala.

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

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