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About Barkhua Village

Barkhua is a small village in Kumbhraj tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 280 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516 hectares hectares.

Barkhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Kumbhraj
Area (hectares) 516 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 280
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 78th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 670 residents. Its 516 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

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 10+ 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
Nearest town Chāchaura 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumbhraj 15 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 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 Barkhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhua village had a population of 493. That makes it the 78th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 670 residents.

Barkhua village has 280 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhua has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Barkhua covers 516 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkhua falls under Kumbhraj 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 10+ 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 Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district. Ramri is about 12 km away. Chāchaura is about 14 km away. Kumbhraj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohmmadpur (2.7 km), Banet (3.2 km) and Nenwas (3.5 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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