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About Barbai Village

Barbai is a small village in Nowgong tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 77 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.85 hectares hectares.

Barbai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Nowgong
Area (hectares) 177.85 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 77
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barbai compares

By the 2011 count Barbai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 177.85 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Barbai

Barbai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barbai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barbai from other places

Barbai lies about 46 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalpur, about 3.4 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 Barbai
Nearest railway station Harpalpur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nowgong 25 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Barbai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbai village had a population of 151. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Barbai village has 77 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbai has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Barbai covers 177.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barbai falls under Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barbai is Harpalpur, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barbai.

Barbai is about 46 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbai is in Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Harpalpur is about 3.4 km away. Nowgong is about 25 km away. Chhatarpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galan (2.0 km), Ranipura (2.3 km) and Kaimaha (2.4 km).

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

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