About Barahi Village

Barahi is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 724 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Balod
Pincode	491227
Area (hectares)	839.71 hectares
Population	1,482
Male Population	724
Female Population	758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahi compares

By the 2011 count Barahi is the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 839.71 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

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 village. 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 59 km from Durg. 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	Balod	12 km
District headquarters	Durg	59 km

Villages closest to Barahi

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

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Common questions about Barahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahi village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Barahi village has 724 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Barahi is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahi covers 839.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barahi falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Barahi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Barahi.

Barahi is about 59 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahi is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Balod is about 12 km away. Durg is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.