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About Barkhera Village

Barkhera is a mid sized village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 302 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.05 hectares hectares.

Barkhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 179.05 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 302
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkhera compares

By the 2011 count Barkhera is the 100th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 179.05 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Barkhera

Barkhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkhera as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barkhera from other places

Barkhera lies about 41 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 29 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 Barkhera
Tehsil headquarters Banda 10 km
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 29 km
District headquarters Sagar 41 km

Villages closest to Barkhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhera village had a population of 577. That makes it the 100th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Barkhera village has 302 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhera has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Barkhera covers 179.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkhera falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkhera is Ganeshganj, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barkhera.

Barkhera is about 41 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhera is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 10 km away. Ganeshganj is about 29 km away. Sagar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkhera Bheda (under 2 km), Patari (6.9 km) and Jagthar (7.9 km).

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

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