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About Berkheda Village

Berkheda is a small village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 115 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 765 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475110
Area (hectares) 270.57 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 115
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 765
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 Berkheda compares

By the 2011 count Berkheda is the 140th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 270.57 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 864.

Getting to Berkheda

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

Berkheda lies about 45 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Dabra, about 6.5 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 Berkheda
Nearest railway station Dabra 6.5 km
District headquarters Gwalior 45 km

Villages closest to Berkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berkheda village had a population of 203. That makes it the 140th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Berkheda village has 115 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berkheda has about 765 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Berkheda is 475110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berkheda covers 270.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Berkheda falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Berkheda is Dabra, about 6.5 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 Berkheda.

Berkheda is about 45 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berkheda is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Dabra is about 6.5 km away. Gwalior is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheda (under 2 km), Chitoli (under 2 km) and Bhensnari (2.9 km).

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

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