Barkakana

Barkakana
—  city  —
Barkakana Location of Barkakana in Jharkhand and India
Coordinates	23°37′N 85°29′E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District(s)	ramgarh
Population	16,872 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 377 metres (1,237 ft)
Codes • Telephone • +06553

Barkakana is a census town in ramgarh district in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Geography

Barkakana is located at 23.62°N 85.48°E / 23.62; 85.48. It has an average elevation of 377 m (1,237 ft).

Demographics

Barkakana is a small town situated next to the "Ramgarh Cantonment" 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.

As of 2001 India census, 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, Sri Narayan High School, 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.