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About Barkula Village

Barkula is a mid sized village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 825 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 700.68 hectares hectares.

Barkula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkula village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 700.68 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 825
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkula compares

By the 2011 count Barkula is the 75th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 700.68 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Barkula

Barkula is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkula 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkula from other places

Barkula lies about 47 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 19 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 Barkula
Nearest railway station Maihar 19 km
District headquarters Satna 47 km

Villages closest to Barkula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkula village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 75th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Barkula village has 825 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkula has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Barkula covers 700.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkula falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkula is Maihar, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Barkula.

Barkula is about 47 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkula is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Maihar is about 19 km away. Satna is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Khurd (under 2 km), Tikar Khurd (1.7 km) and Jowa (1.8 km).

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

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