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Barkho

Lamta mandal
Pincode 481551
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sardarsingh parte
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LGD code
497657
Pincode
481551
Post office
Lamta
Population
338
Households
82
Literacy rate
62.7%
Sex ratio
1024 ♀/1000♂
Workers
190
Distance to district centre
42 km
Distance to mandal centre
84 km
Distance to Bhopal
302 km
Distance to Hyderabad
573 km
Nearest railway station
Padriganj · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Paraswada · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barkho compares

By population, Barkho ranks #59 of 79 villages in Lamta mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.7%
−2.5% vs mandal average
Barkho
62.7%
Lamta mandal
65.2%
Balaghat district
67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
−6 vs mandal average
Barkho
1,024
Lamta mandal
1,030
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Barkho
4.1
Lamta mandal
4.2

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

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Barkho at a glance

Barkho is a village of 338 people in 82 households (Census 2011) in Lamta tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 59th-largest of 79 villages in Lamta tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Balaghat district centre, 6 km from Padriganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481551, served by Lamta post office; the LGD village code is 497657. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Paraswada, 19 km away. The sarpanch is sardarsingh parte, and the village votes in Seoni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dinesh Rai Munmun. The population is estimated at 399 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mohgaon

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barkho · this village33863%
Maldhar · Lamta15745%4.7 km E
Kumjhar · Lamta47058%5.6 km S
Padriganj · Lamta1,13360%6.1 km NW
Chanewada · Lamta60674%7.6 km SW
Patadeh · Nainpur43846%8.9 km N
Patadeh · Lamta38168%8.9 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barkho

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)
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
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
BALAGHAT
Distance to nearest town (km)
75
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
75
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
199.53
Irrigated area (ha)
8.1
Forest area (ha)
43.72

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

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Key facts — Barkho

LGD code
497657
Pincode
481551
Post office
Lamta
Population (Census 2011)
338
Population (projected 2026)
399
Households
82
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1024
Literacy rate
62.7%
Coordinates
22.28850°N, 80.16119°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Balaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Seoni
Member of Parliament
Bharti Pardhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dinesh Rai Munmun
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sardarsingh parte
Block / Mandal
Lamta
Getting there

How to reach Barkho

Mandal centre
Lamta · ≈ 84 km
≈ 2 h 53 min by car · 3 h 26 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balaghat · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal302 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad573 km
  • Delhi763 km
  • Mumbai837 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPadriganj6 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Paraswada19 km
  • ATM / bankSBI17 km
  • Petrol pumpIndia28 km
  • Police stationMaharajpur Police Station39 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, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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