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About Barhi Village

Barhi is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 544 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412.59 hectares hectares.

Barhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 412.59 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 544
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhi compares

By the 2011 count Barhi is the 54th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 412.59 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Barhi

Barhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barhi from other places

Barhi lies about 41 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 16 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 Barhi
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Salaia 16 km
Nearest town Sihorā 26 km
District headquarters Katni 41 km

Villages closest to Barhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhi village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 54th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Barhi village has 544 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhi has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Barhi covers 412.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhi falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhi is Salaia, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barhi.

Barhi is about 41 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhi is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 6.1 km away. Salaia is about 16 km away. Sihorā is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangawan (under 2 km), Sanda (1.7 km) and Bartari (2.2 km).

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

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