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About Barahi Village

Barahi is a small village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 201 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 102.77 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 201
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahi compares

By the 2011 count Barahi is the 151st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 102.77 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Barahi

Barahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barahi from other places

Barahi lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barahi
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 4.5 km
Nearest town Mungeli 21 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Barahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahi village had a population of 389. That makes it the 151st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Barahi village has 201 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Barahi is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahi covers 102.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barahi falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barahi is Kalmitar, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barahi.

Barahi is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahi is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 4.5 km away. Mungeli is about 21 km away. Kalmitar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa Kapa (under 2 km), Purena (under 2 km) and Chulghat (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barahi today is likely to be higher.

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