Skip to main content

About Barihapali Village

Barihapali is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 320 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barihapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barihapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 284.47 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 320
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barihapali compares

By the 2011 count Barihapali is the 108th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 284.47 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Barihapali

Barihapali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barihapali 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 Barihapali from other places

Barihapali lies about 92 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 64 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 Barihapali
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 64 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 92 km

Villages closest to Barihapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barihapali village had a population of 654. That makes it the 108th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Barihapali village has 320 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barihapali has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Barihapali is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barihapali covers 284.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barihapali falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barihapali is Komakhan railway station, about 64 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 village for Barihapali.

Barihapali is about 92 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barihapali is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 5.9 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 64 km away. Mahasamund is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mokhaputka (under 2 km), Lakhanpali (under 2 km) and Lukapara (1.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.