Barki Saraiya Explained

Barki Saraiya
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:24.1714°N 85.8987°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Giridih
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:18.68
Population Total:26700
Population As Of:2024
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Sariya (community development block)#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:825320
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06557
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kodarma
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Bagodar

Barki Saraiya is a census town in the Sariya CD block in the Bagodar-Saria subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Barki Saraiya is located at 24.1714°N 85.8987°W.

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.[1] [2] [3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Barki Saraiya had a total population of 18,933, of which 9,954 (53%) were males and 8,979 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,988. The total number of literate persons in Barki Saraiya was 1,236 (77.52% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Giridih, Barki Saraiya covered an area of 18.68 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 56 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 1,611 domestic electric connections, 45 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had 12 primary schools, 8 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at Bagodar 13 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall. Three important commodities it produced were soaps, sweets, curd. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank and 1 agricultural credit society.[5]

Transport

Hazaribagh Road railway station is on the Asansol-Gaya section, a part of the Grand Chord, Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A. Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9 . Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand . 15 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 23 September 2017.
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook, Giridih . Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6 . Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand . 23 September 2017 .
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B. Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 8 December 2020.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook Giridih, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Pages 1309-1317. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand . 7 December 2020.
  6. Web site: 53521 => 63553 Asansol-Varanasi MEMU . Time Table . Indiarailinfo . 13 December 2020.