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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kirtidevi
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- LGD code
- 500656
- Pincode
- 473444
- Post office
- Sehrai
- Population
- 869
- Households
- 173
- Literacy rate
- 37.1%
- Sex ratio
- 853 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 310
- Distance to district centre
- 43 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 159 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 471 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dhaura · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- K.G. Hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Barkhana compares
By population, Barkhana ranks #34 of 109 villages in Mungaoli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.1%
−17.5% vs mandal average
- Barkhana
- 37.1%
- Mungaoli mandal
- 54.6%
- Ashoknagar district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
853
−40 vs mandal average
- Barkhana
- 853
- Mungaoli mandal
- 893
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Barkhana
- 5.0
- Mungaoli mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barkhana at a glance
Barkhana is a village of 869 people in 173 households (Census 2011) in Mungaoli tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 34th-largest of 109 villages in Mungaoli tehsil. Literacy is 37%, 18 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 853 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Ashoknagar district centre, 25 km from Jakhalon, the nearest town, 9 km from Dhaura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473444, served by Sehrai post office; the LGD village code is 500656. The nearest hospital or health centre is K.G. Hospital, 16 km away. The sarpanch is Kirtidevi , and the village votes in Mungaoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Brajendra Singh Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,025 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barkhana
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MUNGAOLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 63
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 646
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 24
- Forest area (ha)
- 191
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barkhana
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barkhana
- LGD code
- 500656
- Pincode
- 473444
- Post office
- Sehrai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 869
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,025
- Households
- 173
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 853
- Literacy rate
- 37.1%
- Coordinates
- 24.47701°N, 78.23487°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Guna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mungaoli
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Brajendra Singh Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kirtidevi
- Block / Mandal
- Mungaoli
Getting there
How to reach Barkhana
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal159 kmcapital
- Delhi471 km
- Hyderabad789 km
- Mumbai816 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDhaura9 km
- Hospital / PHCK.G. Hospital16 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda29 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum Petrol Pump30 km
- CollegeGOVT. Primary School29 km
- Police stationmahila police thana30 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Barkhana
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
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- Gundheru
- Barkheda Dang
- Tila
- Kirola
- Amanchar
- Sanwalheda
- Bamori (Mungali)
- Mahua Khadi (Part)
- Dongra
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- Semar Khedi
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- Dewarchhi
- Sihora
- Bamori Tanka
- Bamman Khiriya
- Ruhana
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- Sonakhedi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)