Barkakura, Lapung, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Barkakura


The village Barkakura is located in Lapung C.D.Block of Ranchi District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Bakronda Gram Panchayat. It comes under Lapung Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ranchi, which is about 78 kilometers away from Barkakura.

Travel and Communication for Barkakura


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Barkakura


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

A brief summary of available data for Barkakura 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 Barkakura


As per available data from the year 2009, 1072 persons live in 195 house holds in the village Barkakura. There are 562 female individuals and 510 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.43% and males constitute 47.57% of the total population.

There are 44 scheduled castes persons of which 21 are females and 23 are males. Females constitute 47.73% and males constitute 52.27% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.1% of the total population.

There are 787 scheduled tribes persons of which 415 are females and 372 are males. Females constitute 52.73% and males constitute 47.27% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 73.41% of the total population.

Population density of Barkakura is 226.74 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Barkakura


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Total area of Barkakura is 472.78 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 181.38 ha. About 189.91 ha is un-irrigated area. About 9.4 ha is irrigated area. About 4.04 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.28 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 3.08 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 40.2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 108.25 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 33.57 ha is culturable waste land. About 108.24 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.09 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Barkakura


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Bedwari, which is 5-10 kms away from Barkakura.

There is a government primary school in the village Barkakura.

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

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

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

Colleges in Barkakura


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 Lapung, which is 5-10 kms away from Barkakura.

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 Barkakura.

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 Barkakura.

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 Barkakura.

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 Barkakura.

Other Educational Facilities in Barkakura


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 Barkakura.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Barkakura


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Barkakura.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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