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About Barkhed Village

Barkhed is a mid sized village in Athner tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,096, made up of 558 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1419.01 hectares hectares.

Barkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhed village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Athner
Area (hectares) 1419.01 hectares
Population 1,096
Male Population 558
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Barkhed compares

By the 2011 count Barkhed is the 29th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 968 residents. Its 1419.01 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barkhed

Barkhed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkhed 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 Barkhed from other places

Barkhed lies about 33 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Pala, about 28 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 Barkhed
Tehsil headquarters Athner 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Pala 28 km
Nearest town Morsi 32 km
District headquarters Betul 33 km

Villages closest to Barkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhed village had a population of 1,096. That makes it the 29th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 968 residents.

Barkhed village has 558 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhed has about 964 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 986.

Barkhed covers 1419.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkhed falls under Athner tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkhed is Pala, about 28 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 Barkhed.

Barkhed is about 33 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhed is in Athner tehsil of Betul district. Athner is about 3.6 km away. Pala is about 28 km away. Morsi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamori (2.4 km), Jamthi (2.6 km) and Gondi Ghogra (3.9 km).

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

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