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About Barasel Village

Barasel is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 342 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.49 hectares hectares.

Barasel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasel village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 466.49 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 342
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barasel compares

By the 2011 count Barasel is the 95th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 466.49 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 915.

Getting to Barasel

Barasel is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barasel as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barasel from other places

Barasel lies about 48 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Kala-Akhar, about 20 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 Barasel
Nearest railway station Kala-Akhar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 22 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 22 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 48 km

Villages closest to Barasel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Barasel

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasel village had a population of 676. That makes it the 95th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Barasel village has 342 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasel has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Barasel covers 466.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barasel falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barasel is Kala-Akhar, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barasel.

Barasel is about 48 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barasel is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Kala-Akhar is about 20 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 22 km away. Seoni Mālwa 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 Pathada (3.5 km), Patlai Alias Sultanpur (3.5 km) and Bhawanda (5.1 km).

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

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