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About Barkheda Village

Barkheda is a mid sized village in Kumbhraj tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 339 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517.64 hectares hectares.

Barkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Kumbhraj
Area (hectares) 517.64 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 339
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkheda compares

By the 2011 count Barkheda is the 50th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 670 residents. Its 517.64 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Barkheda

Barkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkheda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 46 km from Guna. 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
Tehsil headquarters Kumbhraj 6.4 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 20 km
District headquarters Guna 46 km

Villages closest to Barkheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumbhraj 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 663. That makes it the 50th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 670 residents.

Barkheda village has 339 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkheda has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Barkheda covers 517.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkheda falls under Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Barkheda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barkheda is about 46 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkheda is in Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district. Kumbhraj is about 6.4 km away. Chāchaura is about 20 km away. Guna is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilanga Khedi (1.7 km), Amlya (1.7 km) and Kunja Kheda (1.9 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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