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About Barkhera Village

Barkhera is a mid sized village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 442 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.53 hectares hectares.

Barkhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Area (hectares) 459.53 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 442
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkhera compares

By the 2011 count Barkhera is the 68th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 459.53 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Barkhera

Barkhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkhera as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barkhera from other places

Barkhera lies about 31 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 Barkhera
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 31 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Barkhera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarila 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 Barkhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhera village had a population of 834. That makes it the 68th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Barkhera village has 442 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhera has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 842.

Barkhera covers 459.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkhera falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkhera is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barkhera.

Barkhera is about 31 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhera is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 km away. Sarila is about 31 km away. Hamirpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareda Maf (under 2 km), Bargar (under 2 km) and Bargawan (under 2 km).

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

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