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About Barkheda Village

Barkheda is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 298 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Barkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 298
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 Barkheda compares

By the 2011 count Barkheda is the 71st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Barkheda

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

Barkheda lies about 78 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Bijaipur Road, about 17 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 Barkheda
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Bijaipur Road 17 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 24 km
District headquarters Sheopur 78 km

Villages closest to Barkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkheda village had a population of 544. That makes it the 71st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Barkheda village has 298 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkheda has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 846.

Barkheda covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkheda falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkheda is Bijaipur Road, about 17 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 Barkheda.

Barkheda is about 78 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkheda is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 2.2 km away. Bijaipur Road is about 17 km away. Sabalgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahosghani (under 2 km), Medawali (1.7 km) and Hullpur (2.5 km).

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

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