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About Barkhoa Village

Barkhoa is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 271 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.4 hectares hectares.

Barkhoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhoa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 424.4 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 271
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkhoa compares

By the 2011 count Barkhoa is the 91st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 424.4 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Barkhoa

Barkhoa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkhoa as Available within <5 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 Barkhoa from other places

Barkhoa lies about 58 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, about 45 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 Barkhoa
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 10 km
Nearest railway station Gulabhganj 45 km
District headquarters Raisen 58 km

Villages closest to Barkhoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhoa village had a population of 501. That makes it the 91st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Barkhoa village has 271 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhoa has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 884.

Barkhoa covers 424.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkhoa falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkhoa is Gulabhganj, about 45 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barkhoa.

Barkhoa is about 58 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhoa is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 10 km away. Gulabhganj is about 45 km away. Raisen is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barha (under 2 km), Basiya (under 2 km) and Chandbad (2.3 km).

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

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