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About Barkheda Village

Barkheda is a small village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 186 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.73 hectares hectares.

Barkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Bichhiya
Area (hectares) 230.73 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 186
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkheda compares

By the 2011 count Barkheda is the 245th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 230.73 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Barkheda

Barkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkheda 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 Barkheda from other places

Barkheda lies about 107 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 3.0 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 Barkheda
Nearest railway station Dundi 3.0 km
Nearest town Sihorā 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bichhiya 27 km
District headquarters Mandla 107 km

Villages closest to Barkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkheda village had a population of 365. That makes it the 245th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Barkheda village has 186 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkheda has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Barkheda covers 230.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkheda falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkheda is Dundi, about 3.0 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 Barkheda.

Barkheda is about 107 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkheda is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. Dundi is about 3.0 km away. Sihorā is about 16 km away. Bichhiya is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargaon F V (under 2 km), Bariha F V (under 2 km) and Barkheda Ryt (under 2 km).

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

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