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About Bharda Village

Bharda is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 399 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.48 hectares hectares.

Bharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 287.48 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 399
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharda compares

By the 2011 count Bharda is the 77th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 287.48 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Bharda

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

Bharda lies about 30 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 15 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 Bharda
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Dundi 15 km
Nearest town Sihorā 22 km
District headquarters Katni 30 km

Villages closest to Bharda

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 Bharda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharda village had a population of 823. That makes it the 77th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Bharda village has 399 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharda has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Bharda covers 287.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharda is Dundi, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Bharda.

Bharda is about 30 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharda is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 9.2 km away. Dundi is about 15 km away. Sihorā 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 Dhanwahi (1.8 km), Guglai (3.1 km) and Rampur (3.7 km).

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

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