About Barakund Village

Barakund is a mid sized village in Khalwa tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 766 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686.21 hectares hectares.

Barakund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakund village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khandwa
Tehsil	Khalwa
Area (hectares)	686.21 hectares
Population	1,499
Male Population	766
Female Population	733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakund compares

By the 2011 count Barakund is the 64th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,509 residents. Its 686.21 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Barakund

Barakund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barakund 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barakund from other places

Barakund lies about 62 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Barud, about 24 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 Barakund
Tehsil headquarters	Khalwa	23 km
Nearest railway station	Barud	24 km
Nearest town	Chhanerā	27 km
District headquarters	Khandwa	62 km

Villages closest to Barakund

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

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Common questions about Barakund

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakund village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 64th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,509 residents.

Barakund village has 766 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakund has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Barakund covers 686.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakund falls under Khalwa tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barakund is Barud, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barakund.

Barakund is about 62 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakund is in Khalwa tehsil of Khandwa district. Khalwa is about 23 km away. Barud is about 24 km away. Chhanerā is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.