Barkela, Ambikapur
Barkela (बरकेला) is a village located in the Darima Tehsil of Surguja district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Ambikapur block and comes under Sakholi Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Surguja parliament constituency and Lundra assembly constituency.
As on June 2024, the current population of Barkela is 807 out of which 414 are males and rest 393 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 949 females per 1000 males. There are around 100 teenagers in Barkela. It has literacy rate of 48% which means around 384 persons can read and write. Total 44 people belonging to scheduled caste and 289 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 193 households in Barkela, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 248. The pincode of Barkela is 497001 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Ambikapur Head Post office
- Funduldihari Sub Post office
- Ambikapur Town Sub Post office
- Ambikapur Nyalaya Sub Post office
- Arabalrampur Branch Post office
Schools
Barkela has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Holi Cross Convent Senior Secondary School Ambikapur
- Carmel Senior Secondary School Ambikapur
- Oriental Public Senior Secondary School Ambikapur
- Govt.Multipurpose Higher Secondary School Ambikapur
- Mont Fort High Schoolsargava
Hospitals
Barkela has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Health Center Manjira
- Primary Health Center Kamalpur
- Sub-Health Center Sundarganj
- Sub-Health Center Aamgaon
- Primary Health Center Ajabnagar
Banks
Barkela has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.