Barkolaਬਰਕੋਲਾ

Where is Barkola?

Barkola is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and is served by the Kamwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027403, and it covers 79 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 15 people in Barkola: 10 men and 5 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 3.8 people per household. Spread over its 79 hectares, the population density works out to about 19 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 500 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 7 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 100 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 7 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 5 main workers, the largest group, 4, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Barkola's land. Of the village's 79 hectares, 29 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (24 hectares). About 50 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Barkola is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 14 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 Rajpura, Harur, Kamwal and Khala.

What is the population of Barkola?

The population of Barkola was 15 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Barkola have?

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