Barkona, Nagari
Barkona (बारकोना) is a village located in the Kukrel Tehsil of Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Nagari block and comes under Bagarumnala Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kanker parliament constituency and Sihawa assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Barkona is 215 out of which 112 are males and rest 103 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 920 females per 1000 males. There are around 16 teenagers in Barkona. It has literacy rate of 59% which means around 127 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 160 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 48 households in Barkona, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 116. The pincode of Barkona is 493773 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Dhamtari Sub Post office
- Dhamtari DBWard Sub Post office
- Dhamtari IWard Sub Post office
- Banraud Branch Post office
- Bhothli Branch Post office
Schools
Barkona has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Pvt. Model English Higher Secondary School Dhamtari Dhamtari-221330
- Pvt. Sent. Merry English Midium
- Pvt. Mennonite English Senior Secondary School Dhamtari Dhamtari-221330
- Pvt. Saraswati Shishu Mandir Higher Secondary School Dhamtari Dhamtari-221330
- Pvt. Vidhya Kunj High School Loharsi Dhamtari-221330
Hospitals
Barkona has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Primary Health Center Singpur
- Sub-Health Center Gondalanala
- Sub-Health Center Tumbahra
- Primary Health Center Dugli
- Sub-Health Center Bazarkurridih
Banks
Barkona has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.