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About Barchheka Village

Barchheka is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 385 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.37 hectares hectares.

Barchheka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barchheka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 171.37 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 385
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Barchheka compares

By the 2011 count Barchheka is the 52nd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 171.37 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Barchheka

Barchheka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barchheka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barchheka from other places

Barchheka lies about 55 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya, about 55 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 Barchheka
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 15 km
Nearest town Bareli 28 km
District headquarters Raisen 55 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya 55 km

Villages closest to Barchheka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barchheka village had a population of 710. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Barchheka village has 385 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barchheka has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Barchheka covers 171.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barchheka falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barchheka is Pipariya, about 55 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barchheka.

Barchheka is about 55 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barchheka is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 15 km away. Bareli is about 28 km away. Raisen is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikali (1.9 km), Chingwada Kalan (2.1 km) and Nimnapur (2.4 km).

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

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