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About Baruwa Village

Baruwa is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 327 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.45 hectares hectares.

Baruwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 166.45 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 327
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baruwa compares

By the 2011 count Baruwa is the 94th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 166.45 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Baruwa

Baruwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baruwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Baruwa from other places

Baruwa lies about 69 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mataundh, about 29 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 Baruwa
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 12 km
Nearest town Lauri 22 km
Nearest railway station Mataundh 29 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 69 km

Villages closest to Baruwa

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 Baruwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruwa village had a population of 599. That makes it the 94th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Baruwa village has 327 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruwa has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Baruwa covers 166.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baruwa is Mataundh, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baruwa.

Baruwa is about 69 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruwa is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 12 km away. Lauri is about 22 km away. Mataundh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barua (under 2 km), Nidhwa Pukhari (under 2 km) and Odi (1.6 km).

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

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