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About Barkherah Village

Barkherah is a large village in Sikandrabad tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,608, made up of 1,400 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.66 hectares hectares.

Barkherah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkherah village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Sikandrabad
Area (hectares) 326.66 hectares
Population 2,608
Male Population 1,400
Female Population 1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Barkherah compares

By the 2011 count Barkherah is the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents. Its 326.66 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Barkherah

Barkherah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkherah 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 Barkherah from other places

Barkherah lies about 16 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Gangraul, about under 2 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 Barkherah
Nearest railway station Gangraul under 2 km
Nearest town Khurja 9.0 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandrabad 20 km

Villages closest to Barkherah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkherah village had a population of 2,608. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents.

Barkherah village has 1,400 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkherah has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Barkherah covers 326.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barkherah falls under Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barkherah is Gangraul, about under 2 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 Barkherah.

Barkherah is about 16 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkherah is in Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Gangraul is about under 2 km away. Khurja is about 9.0 km away. Bulandshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mustafabad (1.7 km), Chachoi (3.3 km) and Gangraul (3.8 km).

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

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