Barkona, Memari - II
Barkona is a village located in the Memari - II Subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The village falls in Memari-II block and comes under Bijur-I Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Bardhaman - Durgapur parliament constituency and Monteswar assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Barkona is 1.1 thousands out of which 556 are males and rest 573 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1031 females per 1000 males. There are around 101 teenagers in Barkona. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 812 persons can read and write. Total 380 people belonging to scheduled caste and 39 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 277 households in Barkona, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 429. The pincode of Barkona is 713407 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Hatgobindapur Sub Post office
- Suhari Branch Post office
- Sukur Branch Post office
- Balgona Branch Post office
- Bonogram Branch Post office
Schools
Barkona has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Hatgobindapur M.C. High School
- Kuchut P C Institution
- Raipur Kashiara High School
- Paramananda Mission High School
- Nabastha High School (High School)
Hospitals
Barkona has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kuchut Sub-Center
- Kashiara Primary Health Center
- Kashiara Sub-Center
- Hairogram Sub-Center
- Bolgona Sub-Center
Banks
Barkona has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.