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About Berkhedi Village

Berkhedi is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 175 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 746.74 hectares hectares.

Berkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 746.74 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 175
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Berkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Berkhedi is the 110th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 746.74 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Berkhedi

Berkhedi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Berkhedi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Berkhedi from other places

Berkhedi lies about 21 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 18 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 Berkhedi
Nearest railway station Sorai 18 km
Nearest town Vidisha 18 km
District headquarters Raisen 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 27 km

Villages closest to Berkhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berkhedi village had a population of 337. That makes it the 110th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Berkhedi village has 175 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berkhedi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Berkhedi covers 746.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Berkhedi falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Berkhedi is Sorai, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Berkhedi.

Berkhedi is about 21 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berkhedi is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Sorai is about 18 km away. Vidisha is about 18 km away. Raisen is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tila Khurd (4.0 km), Bahediya (4.4 km) and Parasi (4.7 km).

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

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