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About Barkhua Village

Barkhua is a mid sized village in Chachaura tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 483 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares.

Barkhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Chachaura
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 483
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Barkhua compares

By the 2011 count Barkhua is the 37th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 704 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Barkhua

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

Barkhua lies about 55 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Ramri, about 12 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 Barkhua
Nearest railway station Ramri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chachaura 14 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 14 km
District headquarters Guna 55 km

Villages closest to Barkhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhua village had a population of 914. That makes it the 37th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 704 residents.

Barkhua village has 483 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhua has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Barkhua covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkhua falls under Chachaura tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkhua is Ramri, about 12 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 Barkhua.

Barkhua is about 55 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhua is in Chachaura tehsil of Guna district. Ramri is about 12 km away. Chachaura is about 14 km away. Chāchaura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisatpur (under 2 km), Kankarya (under 2 km) and Batawada (2.2 km).

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

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