Barkenda, Sainthia
Barkenda is a village located in the Sainthia Subdivision of Birbhum district of West Bengal. The village falls in Sainthia block and comes under Horisara Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Birbhum parliament constituency and Sainthia assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Barkenda is 1 thousands out of which 525 are males and rest 480 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 914 females per 1000 males. There are around 117 teenagers in Barkenda. It has literacy rate of 56% which means around 560 persons can read and write. Total 432 people belonging to scheduled caste and 227 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 234 households in Barkenda, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 606. The pincode of Barkenda is 731201 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Iswarpurndtso Sub Post office
- Ahmadpur Sub Post office
- Ikra Hazrapur Branch Post office
- Kheyerpara Branch Post office
- Konarpur Branch Post office
Schools
Barkenda has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ahamadpur Joy Durga Girls High School
- Chowhatta High School (High School)
- Ahmadpur Joy Durga High School
- Hatia High School
- Laghosha High School
Hospitals
Barkenda has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Adirapara Sub-Center
- Ahmadpur East Sub-Center
- Bhromorkole GP HQ Sub-Center
- Tarulia Sub-Center
- Srinidhipur Primary Health Center
Banks
Barkenda has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.