Barkatha | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 24°10′26″N 85°36′39″E / 24.1739°N 85.6107°ECoordinates: 24°10′26″N 85°36′39″E / 24.1739°N 85.6107°E | |
Country |
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State | Jharkhand |
District | Hazaribagh |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,364 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 825328 (Barkatha) |
Telephone/ STD code | 06548 |
Vehicle registration | JH 02 |
Website | hazaribag |
Barakatha (also spelled Barahkatha) is a village in Barkatha CD Block in Barhi subdivision of Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Surajkund hot spring is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Barkatha.
Barkatha police station serves the Barkatha CD Block.
The headquarters of Barkatha CD Block are located at Barkatha.
As per the 2011 Census of India Barahkatha had a total population of 8,364, of which 4,354 (52%) were males and 4,010 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,511. The total number of literates in Barahkatha was 4,559 (66.53% of the population over 6 years).
Barkatha is on NH 19 (old NH 2) / Grand Trunk Road.
Chotanagpur Inter College at Berokala (Berokalan), PS Barkatha, was established in 2005. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.