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About Barkhua Village

Barkhua is a small village in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 122 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536 hectares hectares.

Barkhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Raghogarh
Area (hectares) 536 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 122
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Barkhua compares

By the 2011 count Barkhua is the 106th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 536 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Barkhua

Barkhua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barkhua 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 Barkhua from other places

Barkhua lies about 32 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 Barkhua
Nearest town Āron 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghogarh 13 km
District headquarters Guna 32 km

Villages closest to Barkhua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghogarh 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 235. That makes it the 106th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 679 residents.

Barkhua village has 122 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhua has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Barkhua covers 536 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Barkhua notes the nearest railway station 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 Barkhua.

Barkhua is about 32 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 Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Āron is about 13 km away. Raghogarh is about 13 km away. Guna 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 Barkhuwa Khurd (under 2 km), Sompur (3.1 km) and Gaumukh (3.8 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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