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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Farida Bee Israeel Khan
Contact: 83****0334
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- LGD code
- 483106
- Pincode
- 466221
- Post office
- Jawar (Sehore)
- Population
- 1,504
- Households
- 287
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Sex ratio
- 852 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 726
- Distance to district centre
- 61 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 15 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 97 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 572 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bercha · 44 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Jawar · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Barchhapura compares
By population, Barchhapura ranks #21 of 99 villages in Jawar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.5%
+1.9% vs mandal average
Barchhapura57.5%
Jawar mandal55.6%
Sehore district59.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
852
−77 vs mandal average
Barchhapura852
Jawar mandal929
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.4 vs mandal average
Barchhapura5.2
Jawar mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barchhapura at a glance
Barchhapura is a village of 1,504 people in 287 households (Census 2011) in Jawar tehsil, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, the 21st-largest of 99 villages in Jawar tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 852 women per 1,000 men. It lies 61 km from the Sehore district centre, 44 km from Bercha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 466221, served by Jawar (Sehore) post office; the LGD village code is 483106. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Jawar, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Farida Bee Israeel Khan, and the village votes in Ashta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gopal Singh Engineer. The population is estimated at 1,773 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Barchhapura →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barchhapura · this village | 1,504 | 58% | — |
| Chintamanpura · Jawar | 487 | 59% | 0.4 km E |
| Satwada · Jawar | 376 | 57% | 0.8 km NW |
| Satwada · Bhikangaon | 2,222 | 53% | 0.8 km NW |
| Satwada · Khandwa | 1,195 | 63% | 0.8 km NW |
| Gwala · Jawar | 1,617 | 56% | 2.1 km N |
| Guradiya Varma · Jawar | 2,736 | 56% | 2.4 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barchhapura
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- JAWAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 291.95
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 68.26
- Forest area (ha)
- 173.29
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barchhapura
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barchhapura
- LGD code
- 483106
- Pincode
- 466221
- Post office
- Jawar (Sehore)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,504
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,773
- Households
- 287
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 852
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Coordinates
- 22.93361°N, 76.52868°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dewas
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ashta
- Member of Parliament
- Mahendra Solanki
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gopal Singh Engineer
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Farida Bee Israeel Khan
- Block / Mandal
- Jawar
Getting there
How to reach Barchhapura
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal97 kmcapital
- Mumbai572 km
- Delhi635 km
- Hyderabad650 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBercha44 km
- Bus stoppurana bus station22 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Jawar9 km
- Petrol pumpmukati petrol pump22 km
- CollegeVellore Institute of Technology - VIT Bhopal36 km
- Police stationSikandar bazaar police station22 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 466221
Villages near Barchhapura
Other villages in Jawar mandal
View all 60+ →- Metwara
- Siddiqueganj
- Kajlas
- Guradiya Varma
- Murawar
- Kurawar
- Phudra
- Jhilela
- Shyampura Magarda
- Karman Khedi
- Moondla Mohaba
- Gwali
- Dodi
- Khajuriya Jawar
- Arniya Gaji
- Gwala
- Tigariya
- Darkheda
- Amla Majju
- Bamuliya Raimal
- Harniyagaon
- Bilpan
- Bhavri Kalan (Bhauri Kalan)
- Samriboda
- Dhurada Kalan
- Umardad
- Sheku Kheda
- Lakhiya
- Harnawada
- Badariya Hat
- Kundiya Nathu
- Kalyanpura
- Hakimpur
- Dhinga Khedi
- Kundiya Dhaga
- Bisu Khedi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)