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About Berkheda Village

Berkheda is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,757, made up of 948 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 831.39 hectares hectares.

Berkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 831.39 hectares
Population 1,757
Male Population 948
Female Population 809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Berkheda compares

By the 2011 count Berkheda is the 33rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 831.39 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Berkheda

Berkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Berkheda as Available within 10+ 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 Berkheda from other places

Berkheda lies about 53 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Datia, about 30 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 Berkheda
Nearest town Karera 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 27 km
Nearest railway station Datia 30 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 53 km

Villages closest to Berkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berkheda village had a population of 1,757. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Berkheda village has 948 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berkheda has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 836.

Berkheda covers 831.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Berkheda falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Berkheda is Datia, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Berkheda.

Berkheda is about 53 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berkheda is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 13 km away. Narwar is about 27 km away. Datia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samuha (2.8 km), Jhanda (2.9 km) and Barsodi (3.5 km).

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

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