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About Berkhedi Village

Berkhedi is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 330 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Berkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 330
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Berkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Berkhedi is the 63rd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Berkhedi

The census records public bus service for Berkhedi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Berkhedi from other places

Berkhedi lies about 76 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 50 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
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 8.8 km
Nearest town Begamganj 40 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 50 km
District headquarters Raisen 76 km

Villages closest to Berkhedi

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 Berkhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Berkhedi village had a population of 601. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Berkhedi village has 330 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berkhedi has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Berkhedi covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Berkhedi is Gadarwara, about 50 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Berkhedi.

Berkhedi is about 76 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 Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 8.8 km away. Begamganj is about 40 km away. Gadarwara is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpur (under 2 km), Jhamar (1.6 km) and Patna (1.7 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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