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About Bharkund Village

Bharkund is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 348 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.76 hectares hectares.

Bharkund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharkund village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 206.76 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 348
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharkund compares

By the 2011 count Bharkund is the 119th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 206.76 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Bharkund

Bharkund is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharkund as Available within <5 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 Bharkund from other places

Bharkund lies about 47 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Tankhala, about 38 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 Bharkund
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 23 km
Nearest town Taloda 26 km
Nearest railway station Tankhala 38 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 47 km

Villages closest to Bharkund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharkund village had a population of 713. That makes it the 119th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Bharkund village has 348 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharkund has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Bharkund covers 206.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharkund falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bharkund is Tankhala, about 38 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bharkund.

Bharkund is about 47 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharkund is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 23 km away. Taloda is about 26 km away. Tankhala is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamali (1.8 km), Sallibar (2.0 km) and Umati (2.8 km).

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

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