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About Baraiya Village

Baraiya is a small village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 135 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.41 hectares hectares.

Baraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 134.41 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 135
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraiya compares

By the 2011 count Baraiya is the 123rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 134.41 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Baraiya

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

Baraiya lies about 63 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kabrai, about 26 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 Baraiya
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 12 km
Nearest town Lauri 15 km
Nearest railway station Kabrai 26 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 63 km

Villages closest to Baraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraiya village had a population of 250. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Baraiya village has 135 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraiya has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Baraiya covers 134.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baraiya falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraiya is Kabrai, about 26 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 village for Baraiya.

Baraiya is about 63 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraiya is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 12 km away. Lauri is about 15 km away. Kabrai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitahari (under 2 km), Chitahari Sani (under 2 km) and Ghoor (1.6 km).

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

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