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About Barkheda Village

Barkheda is a small village in Chicholi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 247 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares.

Barkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Chicholi
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 247
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkheda compares

By the 2011 count Barkheda is the 50th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Barkheda

Barkheda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barkheda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barkheda from other places

Barkheda lies about 53 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bhaironpur, 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 Barkheda
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 25 km
Nearest railway station Bhaironpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Chicholi 28 km
District headquarters Betul 53 km

Villages closest to Barkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkheda village had a population of 475. That makes it the 50th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Barkheda village has 247 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkheda has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Barkheda covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkheda falls under Chicholi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkheda is Bhaironpur, 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barkheda.

Barkheda is about 53 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkheda is in Chicholi tehsil of Betul district. Seoni Mālwa is about 25 km away. Bhaironpur is about 26 km away. Chicholi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padalda (5.0 km), Tanda (5.3 km) and Jhiriyadoh (5.3 km).

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

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