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About Barkhedi Village

Barkhedi is a mid sized village in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 357 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.38 hectares hectares.

Barkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Jaora
Area (hectares) 544.38 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 357
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Barkhedi is the 87th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 544.38 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Barkhedi

Barkhedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barkhedi 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 Barkhedi from other places

Barkhedi lies about 32 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Jaora, about 2.8 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 Barkhedi
Nearest railway station Jaora 2.8 km
District headquarters Ratlam 32 km

Villages closest to Barkhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhedi village had a population of 712. That makes it the 87th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Barkhedi village has 357 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhedi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Barkhedi covers 544.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkhedi falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkhedi is Jaora, about 2.8 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 Barkhedi.

Barkhedi is about 32 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhedi is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Jaora is about 2.8 km away. Ratlam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagdi (2.3 km), Bhuteda (2.8 km) and Luhari (3.0 km).

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

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