About Baraj Village

Baraj is a mid sized village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 402 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.56 hectares hectares.

Baraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraj village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Chhatarpur
Tehsil	Bada Malhera
Area (hectares)	360.56 hectares
Population	778
Male Population	402
Female Population	376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraj compares

By the 2011 count Baraj is the 44th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 360.56 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Baraj

Baraj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baraj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baraj from other places

Baraj lies about 52 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 31 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 Baraj
Tehsil headquarters	Bada Malhera	4.8 km
Nearest town	Bijāwar	24 km
Nearest railway station	Tila	31 km
District headquarters	Chhatarpur	52 km

Villages closest to Baraj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Baraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraj village had a population of 778. That makes it the 44th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Baraj village has 402 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraj has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Baraj covers 360.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraj falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraj is Tila, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baraj.

Baraj is about 52 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraj is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 4.8 km away. Bijāwar is about 24 km away. Tila is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.