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About Barheli Village

Barheli is a mid sized village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 418 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barheli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barheli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 477.96 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 418
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barheli compares

By the 2011 count Barheli is the 15th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 477.96 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Barheli

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

Barheli lies about 31 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 14 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 Barheli
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 31 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 31 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 32 km

Villages closest to Barheli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barheli village had a population of 815. That makes it the 15th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Barheli village has 418 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barheli has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Barheli is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barheli covers 477.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barheli falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barheli is Bhanupratappur, about 14 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 Barheli.

Barheli is about 31 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barheli is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Bhanupratappur is about 14 km away. Durgkondal is about 31 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharripara (under 2 km), Bhelwapani (2.2 km) and Damkasa (2.3 km).

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

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