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About Barkachh Village

Barkachh is a large village in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,548, made up of 1,357 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.87 hectares hectares.

Barkachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkachh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaisinghnagar
Area (hectares) 303.87 hectares
Population 2,548
Male Population 1,357
Female Population 1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkachh compares

By the 2011 count Barkachh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 303.87 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Barkachh

Barkachh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkachh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkachh from other places

Barkachh lies about 75 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Beohari, about 6.4 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 Barkachh
Nearest railway station Beohari 6.4 km
Nearest town Beohāri 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghnagar 31 km
District headquarters Shahdol 75 km

Villages closest to Barkachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkachh village had a population of 2,548. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Barkachh village has 1,357 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkachh has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Barkachh covers 303.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkachh falls under Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkachh is Beohari, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkachh.

Barkachh is about 75 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkachh is in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 6.4 km away. Beohāri is about 8.4 km away. Jaisinghnagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barachh (under 2 km), Koylari (8.6 km) and Amdih (12 km).

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

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