Barkuhi

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Barkuhi
Township
Barkuhi Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Barkuhi Barkuhi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°12′17″N 78°41′33″E / 22.20472°N 78.69250°E / 22.20472; 78.69250
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Chhindwara
Population
• Total	19,000
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP
Nearest city	Parasia
Lok Sabha constituency	Chhindwara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Parasia

Barkuhi is a small township in Chhindwara District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Situated on the banks of Pench River, it lies midway between Junnardeo and Parasia, about 35 km north-west of Chhindwara. The nearest railway stations are Eklehra (1.5 km) and Parasia (5 km). The nearest airport, Nagpur, is 125 km to south-east of Barkuhi. Barkuhi's population is 18,000.

This place is known in nearby areas because of a central school. This is the only central school in 35 km of radius. Its name is Kendriya vidyalaya barkuhi. Before being given the status of nagar panchayat in 2010, Barkuhi was the largest gram panchayat of Madhya Pradesh. There is a temple located on a hill known as Barah Mandir. All twelve shivlinga located across India are present here.

The nearest airport is Jabalpur.

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