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About Barekelkhurd Village

Barekelkhurd is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 805 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barekelkhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barekelkhurd village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 470.01 hectares
Population 1,608
Male Population 805
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barekelkhurd compares

By the 2011 count Barekelkhurd is the 17th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 470.01 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Barekelkhurd

Barekelkhurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barekelkhurd as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barekelkhurd from other places

Barekelkhurd lies about 49 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barekelkhurd
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 26 km
Nearest town Saraipali 49 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 49 km

Villages closest to Barekelkhurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barekelkhurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Barekelkhurd village had a population of 1,608. That makes it the 17th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Barekelkhurd village has 805 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barekelkhurd has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Barekelkhurd is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barekelkhurd covers 470.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barekelkhurd falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barekelkhurd is Bagbahra, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barekelkhurd.

Barekelkhurd is about 49 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barekelkhurd is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 3.9 km away. Bagbahra is about 26 km away. Saraipali is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barekel (under 2 km), Dighepur (under 2 km) and Sewaiya Kalan (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barekelkhurd today is likely to be higher.

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