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About Barkheda Kalan Village

Barkheda Kalan is a large village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,315, made up of 1,675 males and 1,640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1480.34 hectares hectares.

Barkheda Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkheda Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 1480.34 hectares
Population 3,315
Male Population 1,675
Female Population 1,640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkheda Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Barkheda Kalan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 1480.34 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Barkheda Kalan

Barkheda Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkheda Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barkheda Kalan from other places

Barkheda Kalan lies about 72 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 14 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 Barkheda Kalan
Nearest railway station Thuria 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Alot 19 km
District headquarters Ratlam 72 km

Villages closest to Barkheda Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alot 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 Barkheda Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkheda Kalan village had a population of 3,315. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Barkheda Kalan village has 1,675 males and 1,640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkheda Kalan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Barkheda Kalan covers 1480.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkheda Kalan falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkheda Kalan is Thuria, about 14 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 village for Barkheda Kalan.

Barkheda Kalan is about 72 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkheda Kalan is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Thuria is about 14 km away. Alot is about 19 km away. Ratlam is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ismailganj (2.5 km), Hariya Kheda (2.9 km) and Bapcha (3.5 km).

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

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