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About Barkhedi Village

Barkhedi is a small village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 31 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.46 hectares hectares.

Barkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 128.46 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 31
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Barkhedi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 128.46 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Barkhedi

Barkhedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkhedi 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 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 60 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 47 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
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 33 km
Nearest town Sheopur 47 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 47 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 60 km

Villages closest to Barkhedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pohri 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 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Barkhedi village has 31 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhedi has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Barkhedi covers 128.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Barkhedi is Sheopur Kalan, about 47 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barkhedi.

Barkhedi is about 60 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 Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 33 km away. Sheopur is about 47 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaisrawan (4.6 km), Mahloni (12 km) and Tuki (12 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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