Barkela, Manendragarh

Barkela (बरकेला) is a village located in the Manendragarh Tehsil of Manendragarh Chirimiri Bharatpur district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Manendragarh block and comes under Khairbana Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Korba parliament constituency and Bharatpur-sonhat assembly constituency.

As on July 2025, the current population of Barkela is 797 out of which 401 are males and rest 396 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 988 females per 1000 males. There are around 102 teenagers in Barkela. It has literacy rate of 43% which means around 340 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 538 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 164 households in Barkela, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 226. The pincode of Barkela is 497447 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• West Jhagrakhand Colly Sub Post office
• Bseam Colly Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Govt Middle School Barkela
• Govt High School Barkela
• Govt Primary School Barkela

Hospitals

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

• Primary Health Center Khongapani
• Sub-Health Center Khongapani

Banks

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

• Central Bank of India West Jhagrakhand Colliery
• State Bank of India Khongapani