Barkatਬਰਕਤ

Where is Barkat?

Barkat is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and is served by the Gol gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027669, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 56 people in Barkat: 27 men and 29 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 49 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1074 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 2 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 82.76 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 10, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Barkat's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 37 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Barkat is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gol, Kathlaur, Raipur and Polla.

What is the population of Barkat?

The population of Barkat was 56 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Barkat have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Barkat has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.