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About Barkhedi Village

Barkhedi is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 310 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.13 hectares hectares.

Barkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 88.13 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 310
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Barkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Barkhedi is the 105th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 88.13 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Barkhedi

Barkhedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkhedi 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 Barkhedi from other places

Barkhedi lies about 39 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 8.0 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 Barkhedi
Nearest railway station Lukwasa 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 17 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 39 km

Villages closest to Barkhedi

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 Barkhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhedi village had a population of 579. That makes it the 105th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Barkhedi village has 310 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhedi has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Barkhedi covers 88.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barkhedi is Lukwasa, about 8.0 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 Barkhedi.

Barkhedi is about 39 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhedi is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 8.0 km away. Kolaras is about 17 km away. Shivpuri is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toriya (under 2 km), Rachhi (2.1 km) and Keldhar (2.2 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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