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About Barakhad Khurd Village

Barakhad Khurd is a large village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,632, made up of 1,370 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.37 hectares hectares.

Barakhad Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakhad Khurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 575.37 hectares
Population 2,632
Male Population 1,370
Female Population 1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barakhad Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Barakhad Khurd is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 575.37 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Barakhad Khurd

Barakhad Khurd is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barakhad Khurd as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barakhad Khurd from other places

Barakhad Khurd lies about 40 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Banapura, about 2.2 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 Barakhad Khurd
Nearest railway station Banapura 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 3.4 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 3.4 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 40 km

Villages closest to Barakhad Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Barakhad Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakhad Khurd village had a population of 2,632. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Barakhad Khurd village has 1,370 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakhad Khurd has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Barakhad Khurd covers 575.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakhad Khurd falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barakhad Khurd is Banapura, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barakhad Khurd.

Barakhad Khurd is about 40 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakhad Khurd is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Banapura is about 2.2 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 3.4 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barakhad Kalan (under 2 km), Mohanpur (1.6 km) and Banapura (2.0 km).

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

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