Barkut, Bamhindih
Barkut (बारकूट) is a village located in the Bamhnidih Tehsil of Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Bamhindih block and comes under Chorhadeori Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Janjgir Champa parliament constituency and Jaijaipur assembly constituency.
As on March 2025, the current population of Barkut is 585 out of which 301 are males and rest 284 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 944 females per 1000 males. There are around 58 teenagers in Barkut. It has literacy rate of 60% which means around 352 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 126 households in Barkut, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 346. The pincode of Barkut is 495660 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Bamhni Bazar Sub Post office
- Kamrid Branch Post office
- Kapisda Branch Post office
- Karnaud Branch Post office
- Lakhali Branch Post office
Schools
Barkut has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Swami Viveksnand Higher Secondary School Karnaud
- Pvt. Saraswati Shishu Mandir Bamhanidih
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Higher Secondary School Bamhanidih
- Pt. Devidhar Diwan Govt. Higher Secondary School Afrid
- Shahid N. K. Patel Higher Secondary School Podishankar
Hospitals
Barkut has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Health Center Pondishankar
- Sub-Health Center Apharid
- Sub-Health Center Devraha
- Primary Health Center Choriya
- Sub-Health Center Basantpur
Banks
Barkut has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.