About Barana Village

Barana is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 297 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.12 hectares hectares.

Barana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barana village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Datia
Tehsil	Bhander
Area (hectares)	540.12 hectares
Population	560
Male Population	297
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 Barana compares

By the 2011 count Barana is the 97th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 540.12 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 876.

Getting to Barana

Barana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barana 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 Barana from other places

Barana lies about 26 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Nandkhas, about 21 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 Barana
Tehsil headquarters	Bhander	5.6 km
Nearest town	Bhānder	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Nandkhas	21 km
District headquarters	Datia	26 km

Villages closest to Barana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barana village had a population of 560. That makes it the 97th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Barana village has 297 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barana has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Barana covers 540.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barana falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barana is Nandkhas, about 21 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 Barana.

Barana is about 26 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barana is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Bhander is about 5.6 km away. Bhānder is about 5.6 km away. Nandkhas is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.