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About Barkheda Village

Barkheda is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 57 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.38 hectares hectares.

Barkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 131.38 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 57
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkheda compares

By the 2011 count Barkheda is the 173rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 131.38 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Barkheda

Barkheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkheda 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 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 25 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 6.0 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
Nearest railway station Kolaras 6.0 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 25 km

Villages closest to Barkheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaras 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 113. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Barkheda village has 57 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkheda has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Barkheda covers 131.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkheda falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkheda is Kolaras, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkheda.

Barkheda is about 25 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkheda is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 6.0 km away. Shivpuri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarajapur (under 2 km), Ramrai (2.2 km) and Behtara (2.2 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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