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About Barrya Village

Barrya is a small village in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 269 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares.

Barrya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barrya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Raghogarh
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 269
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barrya compares

By the 2011 count Barrya is the 66th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Barrya

Barrya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barrya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barrya from other places

Barrya lies about 33 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Kumbhraj, about 6.6 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 Barrya
Nearest railway station Kumbhraj 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghogarh 8.7 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 8.7 km
District headquarters Guna 33 km

Villages closest to Barrya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barrya village had a population of 496. That makes it the 66th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 679 residents.

Barrya village has 269 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barrya has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Barrya covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barrya falls under Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barrya is Kumbhraj, about 6.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barrya.

Barrya is about 33 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barrya is in Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Kumbhraj is about 6.6 km away. Raghogarh is about 8.7 km away. Rāghogarh is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awan (under 2 km), Palpur (2.2 km) and Badarpur (2.5 km).

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

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