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About Bharas Village

Bharas is a small village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 211 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 744 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 474001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharas village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 474001
Area (hectares) 494.53 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 211
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 744
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharas compares

By the 2011 count Bharas is the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 494.53 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Bharas

Bharas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharas as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharas from other places

Bharas lies about 20 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Sandalpur, about 5.2 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 Bharas
Nearest railway station Sandalpur 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 20 km
District headquarters Gwalior 20 km

Villages closest to Bharas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharas village had a population of 368. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Bharas village has 211 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharas has about 744 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Bharas is 474001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharas covers 494.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bharas falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharas is Sandalpur, about 5.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharas.

Bharas is about 20 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharas is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Sandalpur is about 5.2 km away. Chinour is about 20 km away. Gwalior is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nihona (under 2 km), Badera Bharas (1.8 km) and Eraya (2.4 km).

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

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