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About Barkoni Village

Barkoni is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,616, made up of 829 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.39 hectares hectares.

Barkoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkoni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 315.39 hectares
Population 1,616
Male Population 829
Female Population 787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Barkoni compares

By the 2011 count Barkoni is the 58th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 315.39 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Barkoni

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

Barkoni lies about 54 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 25 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 Barkoni
Nearest railway station Lusa 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 30 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 35 km
District headquarters Singrauli 54 km

Villages closest to Barkoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkoni village had a population of 1,616. That makes it the 58th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Barkoni village has 829 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkoni has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Barkoni covers 315.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkoni falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkoni is Lusa, about 25 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 Barkoni.

Barkoni is about 54 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkoni is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Lusa is about 25 km away. Chitrangi is about 30 km away. Robertsganj is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardaha (under 2 km), Bardi (under 2 km) and Sonbarsha (under 2 km).

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

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