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About Barukheda Village

Barukheda is a small village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 125 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares.

Barukheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barukheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 125
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barukheda compares

By the 2011 count Barukheda is the 142nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Barukheda

Barukheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barukheda as Available within 10+ 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 Barukheda from other places

Barukheda lies about 34 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 25 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 Barukheda
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 25 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 27 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 34 km

Villages closest to Barukheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barukheda village had a population of 268. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Barukheda village has 125 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barukheda has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Barukheda covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barukheda falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barukheda is Chowmahala, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barukheda.

Barukheda is about 34 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barukheda is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 8.9 km away. Chowmahala is about 25 km away. Shāmgarh 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 Karanpura (under 2 km), Sedhra Karnali (1.6 km) and Kachariya (2.4 km).

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

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