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About Barkhera Village

Barkhera is a small village in Badoda tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 207 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Badoda
Pincode 476337
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 207
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkhera compares

By the 2011 count Barkhera is the 72nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Barkhera

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

Barkhera lies about 27 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 28 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 Badoda 8.9 km
Nearest town Māngrol 15 km
District headquarters Sheopur 27 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 28 km

Villages closest to Barkhera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badoda 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 379. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Barkhera village has 207 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhera has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Barkhera is 476337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkhera covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkhera falls under Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkhera is Sheopur Kalan, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barkhera.

Barkhera is about 27 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhera is in Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district. Badoda is about 8.9 km away. Māngrol is about 15 km away. Sheopur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarangpur (under 2 km), Rajpura Jhunjhunipura (under 2 km) and Radhapura (2.0 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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