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About Budhi Barlai Village

Budhi Barlai is one of the larger villages in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,068, made up of 2,626 males and 2,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.17 hectares hectares.

Budhi Barlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhi Barlai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 447.17 hectares
Population 5,068
Male Population 2,626
Female Population 2,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Budhi Barlai compares

By the 2011 count Budhi Barlai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 447.17 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Budhi Barlai

Budhi Barlai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Budhi Barlai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budhi Barlai from other places

Budhi Barlai lies about 24 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Barlai, about under 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 Budhi Barlai
Nearest railway station Barlai under 2 km
Nearest town Dewas 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 15 km
District headquarters Indore 24 km

Villages closest to Budhi Barlai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sawer 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 Budhi Barlai

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhi Barlai village had a population of 5,068. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Budhi Barlai village has 2,626 males and 2,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhi Barlai has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Budhi Barlai covers 447.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Budhi Barlai falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Budhi Barlai is Barlai, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Budhi Barlai.

Budhi Barlai is about 24 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhi Barlai is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Barlai is about under 2 km away. Dewas is about 13 km away. Sawer is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barlai Jagir (under 2 km), Pirkaradiya (2.5 km) and Puwardadai (3.0 km).

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

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