Barakhatanga, Gumla, Gumla, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Barakhatanga


The village Barakhatanga is located in Gumla C.D.Block of Gumla District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kharkha Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gumla Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gumla, which is about 15 kilometers away from Barakhatanga.

Travel and Communication for Barakhatanga


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Barakhatanga


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

A brief summary of available data for Barakhatanga 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 Barakhatanga


As per available data from the year 2009, 985 persons live in 168 house holds in the village Barakhatanga. There are 499 female individuals and 486 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.66% and males constitute 49.34% of the total population.

There are 53 scheduled castes persons of which 23 are females and 30 are males. Females constitute 43.4% and males constitute 56.6% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.38% of the total population.

There are 806 scheduled tribes persons of which 414 are females and 392 are males. Females constitute 51.36% and males constitute 48.64% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 81.83% of the total population.

Population density of Barakhatanga is 300.05 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Barakhatanga


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Total area of Barakhatanga is 328.28 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 181.81 ha. About 170.09 ha is un-irrigated area. About 13.43 ha is irrigated area. About 9.53 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.4 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 1.5 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 15.76 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 52.52 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 14.36 ha is culturable waste land. About 39.57 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 24.26 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Barakhatanga


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

There is a government primary school in the village Barakhatanga.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Toto, which is 5-10 kms away from Barakhatanga.

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

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

Colleges in Barakhatanga


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 Gumla, which is more than 10 kms away from Barakhatanga.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Barakhatanga


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Barakhatanga


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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Barakhatanga.

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

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Barakhatanga.

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

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

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