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About Barwahi Village

Barwahi is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 262 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.38 hectares hectares.

Barwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 193.38 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 262
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Barwahi compares

By the 2011 count Barwahi is the 164th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 193.38 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Barwahi

Barwahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwahi 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 Barwahi from other places

Barwahi lies about 45 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 43 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 Barwahi
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 13 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 15 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 43 km
District headquarters Balaghat 45 km

Villages closest to Barwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwahi village had a population of 527. That makes it the 164th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Barwahi village has 262 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwahi has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Barwahi covers 193.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwahi falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwahi is Dhapewara, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barwahi.

Barwahi is about 45 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwahi is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 13 km away. Malajkhand is about 15 km away. Dhapewara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarekha (under 2 km), Chartola (2.1 km) and Jatta Ryt (2.1 km).

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

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