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About Barkhada Village

Barkhada is a mid sized village in Udaipura tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 821, made up of 439 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.94 hectares hectares.

Barkhada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Udaipura
Area (hectares) 328.94 hectares
Population 821
Male Population 439
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkhada compares

By the 2011 count Barkhada is the 65th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 900 residents. Its 328.94 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 911.

Getting to Barkhada

Barkhada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkhada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barkhada from other places

Barkhada lies about 102 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 33 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 Barkhada
Tehsil headquarters Udaipura 30 km
Nearest town Gādarwāra 30 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 33 km
District headquarters Raisen 102 km

Villages closest to Barkhada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhada village had a population of 821. That makes it the 65th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 900 residents.

Barkhada village has 439 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhada has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Barkhada covers 328.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkhada falls under Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkhada is Gadarwara, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkhada.

Barkhada is about 102 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhada is in Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district. Udaipura is about 30 km away. Gādarwāra is about 30 km away. Gadarwara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathidol (2.3 km), Kukra (2.3 km) and Dogra (2.8 km).

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

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