Barkumba, Palasi

Barkumba (बर्कुम्बा) is a village located in the Palasi Anchal of Araria district of Bihar. The village falls in Palasi block and comes under Barahkumba Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Araria parliament constituency and Jokihat assembly constituency.

As on February 2025, the current population of Barkumba is 1.9 thousands out of which 912 are males and rest 953 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1045 females per 1000 males. There are around 300 teenagers in Barkumba. It has literacy rate of 41% which means around 772 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 331 households in Barkumba, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 603. The pincode of Barkumba is 854329 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Jokihat Sub Post office
• Dalmalpur Branch Post office
• Sohandarhat Branch Post office
• Bihari Branch Post office
• Pakari Branch Post office

Schools

Barkumba has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• National Public School Mandal Tola Sarwaria Barahkumba

Hospitals

Barkumba has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Hardar Kajleta Sub-Center
• Kursail Sub-Center
• Parsadpur Sub-Center
• Pechali Sub-Center
• Sisauna Sub-Center

Banks

Barkumba has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Malopara