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About Barkheda Village

Barkheda is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,538, made up of 773 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.34 hectares hectares.

Barkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 529.34 hectares
Population 1,538
Male Population 773
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkheda compares

By the 2011 count Barkheda is the 23rd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 529.34 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 985.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 42 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Matyakheri, about 29 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 town Manāsa 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Malhargarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Matyakheri 29 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 42 km

Villages closest to Barkheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malhargarh 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 1,538. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Barkheda village has 773 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkheda has about 990 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 985.

Barkheda covers 529.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkheda falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkheda is Matyakheri, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barkheda.

Barkheda is about 42 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkheda is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Manāsa is about 9.4 km away. Malhargarh is about 27 km away. Matyakheri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipalkhedi (9.8 km), Tumdi (12 km) and Gopalpura (13 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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