Barkala, Raipur-I
Barkala is a village located in the Raipur Subdivision of Bankura district of West Bengal. The village falls in Raipur-I block and comes under Melera Gram Panchayat.
As on November 2024, the current population of Barkala is 1.1 thousands out of which 551 are males and rest 568 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1031 females per 1000 males. There are around 118 teenagers in Barkala. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 756 persons can read and write. Total 27 people belonging to scheduled caste and 90 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 232 households in Barkala, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 565. The pincode of Barkala is 722162 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Fulkusma Sub Post office
- Barikul Branch Post office
- Fulsusunia Branch Post office
- Moulasole Branch Post office
- Dudhya Branch Post office
Schools
Barkala has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Fulkushma High School (High School)
- Moulasole R.B. High School
- Fulkushma Nityabala Balika Vidyalaya (High School)
- Susunia High School
- Melera High School
Hospitals
Barkala has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.