Barkakana is a census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 in ramgarh district

Ramgarh district

Ramgarh district is one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Ramgarh Raj:Ramgarh was the seat of a major Zamindari in the era of the British Raj....

  in the state of Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

, India

India

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Geography

Barkakana is located at 23.62°N 85.48°E. It has an average elevation of 377 m (1,236.9 ft).

Demographics

Barkakana is a small town situated in the district "Ramgarh Cantt" of Jharkhand. Surrounded by mountaineries in South, West and North and Ramgarh town in East. Barkakana is Railway sub-division of Dhanbad (Hazipur Zone). It has railway traffic control room, hospital, schools and Railway station. Majority of people are in railway service.Near by Station there is a Central Repair shop of CCL also situated. CCL built residential area for his emplyoees around N.T.S.Barkakana.

India census

Census

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, Barkakana had a population of 16,872. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Barkakana has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

There are quite a good number of educational institutions in Barkakana, DAV School, Kendriya Vidyalaya, and Jubilee College under Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh.

Barkakana is main market for nearby villages. i.e. Teliyatu, Masmohna, Chotkakana, Piri etc.