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About Baraya Village

Baraya is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 571 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 280.42 hectares
Population 1,052
Male Population 571
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
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 Baraya compares

By the 2011 count Baraya is the 34th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 280.42 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Baraya

Baraya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraya 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 Baraya from other places

Baraya lies about 45 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Simariatal, 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 Baraya
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Simariatal 21 km
Nearest town Dabra 22 km
District headquarters Gwalior 45 km

Villages closest to Baraya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraya village had a population of 1,052. That makes it the 34th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Baraya village has 571 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraya has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Baraya is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraya covers 280.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraya falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraya is Simariatal, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baraya.

Baraya is about 45 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraya is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 4.1 km away. Simariatal is about 21 km away. Dabra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhna Khirya (1.7 km), Nayagaon (2.2 km) and Charkha (2.4 km).

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

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