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About Barangwadi Village

Barangwadi is a small village in Chicholi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 212 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.96 hectares hectares.

Barangwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barangwadi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Chicholi
Area (hectares) 243.96 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 212
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barangwadi compares

By the 2011 count Barangwadi is the 58th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 243.96 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Barangwadi

Barangwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barangwadi as Available within <5 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 Barangwadi from other places

Barangwadi lies about 28 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 25 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 Barangwadi
Tehsil headquarters Chicholi 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 25 km
District headquarters Betul 28 km
Nearest town Betūl 28 km

Villages closest to Barangwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barangwadi village had a population of 397. That makes it the 58th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Barangwadi village has 212 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barangwadi has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Barangwadi covers 243.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barangwadi falls under Chicholi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barangwadi is Maramjhiri, about 25 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barangwadi.

Barangwadi is about 28 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barangwadi is in Chicholi tehsil of Betul district. Chicholi is about 2.1 km away. Maramjhiri is about 25 km away. Betul is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondu Mandai (under 2 km), Nasirabad (under 2 km) and Sonpur (2.0 km).

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

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