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Barkheda

बरखेड़ा
Lamta mandal
Pincode 481551
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sangeeta harinkhedhe
Contact: 89****3825
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LGD code
497662
Pincode
481551
Post office
Lamta
Population
394
Households
84
Literacy rate
64.7%
Sex ratio
1107 ♀/1000♂
Workers
275
Distance to district centre
232 km
Distance to mandal centre
183 km
Distance to Bhopal
45 km
Distance to Hyderabad
622 km
Nearest railway station
Barkhera · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Goharganj · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barkheda compares

By population, Barkheda ranks #54 of 79 villages in Lamta mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.7%
−0.5% vs mandal average
Barkheda
64.7%
Lamta mandal
65.2%
Balaghat district
67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,107
+77 vs mandal average
Barkheda
1,107
Lamta mandal
1,030
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
Barkheda
4.7
Lamta mandal
4.2

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

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Barkheda at a glance

Barkheda is a village of 394 people in 84 households (Census 2011) in Lamta tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 54th-largest of 79 villages in Lamta tehsil. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,107 women per 1,000 men. It lies 232 km from the Balaghat district centre, under 1 km from Barkhera railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481551, served by Lamta post office; the LGD village code is 497662. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Goharganj, 12 km away. The sarpanch is sangeeta harinkhedhe, and the village votes in Seoni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dinesh Rai Munmun. The population is estimated at 465 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barkheda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
12
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
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BALAGHAT
Distance to nearest town (km)
67
Distance to district HQ (km)
67
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
67
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
282.31
Irrigated area (ha)
27.89
Forest area (ha)
29.59

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

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Key facts — Barkheda

LGD code
497662
Pincode
481551
Post office
Lamta
Population (Census 2011)
394
Population (projected 2026)
465
Households
84
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1107
Literacy rate
64.7%
Coordinates
22.92000°N, 77.65000°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Balaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Seoni
Member of Parliament
Bharti Pardhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dinesh Rai Munmun
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sangeeta harinkhedhe
Block / Mandal
Lamta
Getting there

How to reach Barkheda

Mandal centre
Lamta · ≈ 183 km
≈ 6 h 16 min by car · 7 h 26 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balaghat · ≈ 232 km
≈ 7 h 56 min by car · 9 h 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal45 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad622 km
  • Delhi635 km
  • Mumbai654 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBarkhera<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Goharganj12 km
  • ATM / bankcanara bank34 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil27 km
  • CollegeBansal college of Engineering21 km
  • Police stationKolar Police Station37 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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