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Barkhera

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Banda mandal
Pincode 470339
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Barkhera observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temple in Banda mandal

The principal temple recorded for Banda mandal is Shri Dev Laxmi Narayan Mandir Bandri. No temple of this dedication is on record within Barkhera itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Sagar
PC 05
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Khurai
AC 036
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
shree charan singh yadav
Contact: 99****3448
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LGD code
460139
Pincode
470339
Post office
Shahgarh (Sagar)
Population
577
Households
126
Literacy rate
47.3%
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000♂
Workers
233
Census 2011 · in context

How Barkhera compares

By population, Barkhera ranks #100 of 179 villages in Banda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.3%
−9.7% vs mandal average
Barkhera47.3%
Banda mandal57.0%
Sagar district65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
+28 vs mandal average
Barkhera911
Banda mandal883
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
Barkhera4.6
Banda mandal4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Barkhera at a glance

Barkhera is a village of 577 people in 126 households (Census 2011) in Banda tehsil, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 100th-largest of 179 villages in Banda tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 470339, served by Shahgarh (Sagar) post office; the LGD village code is 460139. The sarpanch is shree charan singh yadav, and the village votes in Khurai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhupendra Singh. The population is estimated at 680 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barkhera · this village57747%—
Salaiya Kalan · Banda52140%—
Salampura · Banda36243%—
Lachhipura · Banda23125%—
Fatehpur Munjapta · Banda15729%—
Talpoh · Banda11730%—
Fatehpur Malgujari · Banda5845%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barkhera

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)
12
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
BANDA
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
45
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
179.05
Irrigated area (ha)
60.8
Forest area (ha)
5.55

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Barkhera

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Barkhera

LGD code
460139
Pincode
470339
Post office
Shahgarh (Sagar)
Population (Census 2011)
577
Population (projected 2026)
680
Households
126
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
911
Literacy rate
47.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Sagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khurai
Member of Parliament
Lata Wankhede
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhupendra Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
shree charan singh yadav
Block / Mandal
Banda
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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