About Barai Village

Barai is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 810 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1226.46 hectares hectares.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Multai
Area (hectares)	1226.46 hectares
Population	1,619
Male Population	810
Female Population	809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 43rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 1226.46 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Barai

Barai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barai from other places

Barai lies about 41 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Multai, about 7.9 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 Barai
Nearest railway station	Multai	7.9 km
District headquarters	Betul	41 km

Villages closest to Barai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Barai village has 810 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Barai covers 1226.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barai falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barai is Multai, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barai.

Barai is about 41 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Multai is about 7.9 km away. Betul is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.