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About Barri Village

Barri is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 681 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766 hectares hectares.

Barri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 766 hectares
Population 1,295
Male Population 681
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barri compares

By the 2011 count Barri is the 38th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 766 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Barri

Barri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barri as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Barri from other places

Barri lies about 39 km from Ashoknagar. 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 Barri
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 12 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 39 km

Villages closest to Barri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barri village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 38th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Barri village has 681 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barri has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Barri covers 766 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.

Barri falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barri.

Barri is about 39 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barri is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Mungaoli is about 12 km away. Ashoknagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumharra (1.6 km), Mirjapur (1.7 km) and Narkheda (1.8 km).

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

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