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About Barkhedi Village

Barkhedi is a small village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 209 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732.88 hectares hectares.

Barkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 732.88 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 209
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Barkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Barkhedi is the 74th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 732.88 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Barkhedi

Barkhedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkhedi 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 Barkhedi from other places

Barkhedi lies about 52 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 52 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 town Ashta 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 32 km
District headquarters Sehore 52 km
Nearest railway station Jabri 52 km

Villages closest to Barkhedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawar 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 400. That makes it the 74th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Barkhedi village has 209 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhedi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Barkhedi covers 732.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkhedi falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkhedi is Jabri, about 52 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 Barkhedi.

Barkhedi is about 52 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhedi is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 20 km away. Jawar is about 32 km away. Sehore is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondpura Dharampuri (13 km), Dehmat (13 km) and Shahjahanpura (14 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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