About Barashiv Village

Barashiv is a mid sized village in Murud tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 247 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.43 hectares hectares.

Barashiv Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barashiv village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Murud
Area (hectares)	361.43 hectares
Population	535
Male Population	247
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,166
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barashiv compares

By the 2011 count Barashiv is the 37th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 361.43 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Barashiv

Barashiv is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barashiv as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Barashiv from other places

Barashiv lies about 34 km from Murud, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 33 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 Barashiv
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	33 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murud	34 km

Villages closest to Barashiv

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barashiv village had a population of 535. That makes it the 37th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Barashiv village has 247 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barashiv has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Barashiv covers 361.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barashiv falls under Murud tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barashiv is Raigarh, about 33 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barashiv.

Barashiv is about 34 km from Murud in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barashiv is in Murud tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 33 km away. Murud is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.