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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AWADHESH KUMAR THAKUR
Contact: 99****0120
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- LGD code
- 355940
- Pincode
- 814133
- Post office
- Godda
- Population
- 0
- Households
- 0
- Workers
- 0
Barkurua at a glance
Barkurua is a revenue village in Thakurgangti block, Godda district, Jharkhand. The pincode is 814133, served by Godda post office; the LGD village code is 355940. The sarpanch is AWADHESH KUMAR THAKUR, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren.
Gram panchayat: Chanda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkurua · this village | 0 | — | — |
| Chanda And Chando · Thakurgangti | 2,544 | 51% | — |
| Mahuara · Thakurgangti | 2,101 | 49% | — |
| Sanhuli · Thakurgangti | 1,297 | 54% | — |
| Sujan Kita · Thakurgangti | 603 | 44% | — |
| Hijri · Thakurgangti | 397 | 26% | — |
| Pathak Chak · Thakurgangti | 138 | 36% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barkurua
- Nearest statutory town
- SAHIBGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 71
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHANDA
- Total area (ha)
- 10.74
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barkurua
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barkurua
- LGD code
- 355940
- Pincode
- 814133
- Post office
- Godda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 0
- Households
- 0
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajmahal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barhait
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Hansda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hemant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- AWADHESH KUMAR THAKUR
- Block / Mandal
- Thakurgangti
- Nearest railway station
- Panjwara Road (43.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814133
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Barkurua
Other villages in Thakurgangti mandal
View all 60+ →- Marro Mal
- Runji
- Mardiha
- Baniadih
- Chapri
- Dighi
- Chanda And Chando
- Manikapur
- Mahuara
- Bhagaia
- Misirgangti
- Tetaria Mal
- Amarpur
- Hira Khutahari
- Budhuachak
- Kurma
- Indar Chak
- Itwa Milik
- Deban Chak
- Bihari
- Basta
- Khar Kudia
- Sanhuli
- Khajri Chak
- Pachradih
- Jhurkusia
- Nawadih
- Gopalpur Mohar Tola
- Khandhar
- Jiban Khutahari
- Bishunpur
- Dharni Chak
- Chaujora
- Phulbaria
- Lahadih
- Kurpatti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)