==Location== '''Barakar''' is a small town in district Bardhaman in the state of West_Bengal. It is situated at the border of the states of Jharkhand and West_Bengal. The famous Grand_Trunk_Road passes through Barakar. ==Population== It mainly consists of people from Marwari origin who migrated from Rajasthan many years ago. Apart from this it also has Bengali, Hindu and Muslim population. ==Description== It is mainly a trade centre and surrounded by numerous refractories and other small factories. The place basically consists of a straight road consisting mainly of commercial establishments and residential areas thereafter. The town has come upon hard times. Most of the young people do not want to continue with the family business any more. The closing of a nearby IISCO steel plant in Kulti has been another blow to the business community. It has a peaceful community. There haven't been any Hindu-Muslim religious rioting in this town even when the rest of the country had been ablaze. ==Communication== ===Roads=== Grand_Trunk_road connects Barakar with Kolkata with the distance being roughly 250 km. The largest towns near to Barakar are: Asansol (17 km from Barakar) and Dhanbad (42 km from Barakar). ===Railways=== The train line passing through Barakar connects it to Kolkata and Delhi via Dhanbad. Category:Cities_and_towns_in_West_Bengal {{WestBengal-geo-stub}}