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About Barauda Village

Barauda is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 433 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.37 hectares hectares.

Barauda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barauda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 231.37 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 433
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barauda compares

By the 2011 count Barauda is the 58th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 231.37 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Barauda

Barauda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barauda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barauda from other places

Barauda lies about 33 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Amdara, about 7.4 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 Barauda
Nearest railway station Amdara 7.4 km
Nearest town Maihar 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 33 km
District headquarters Katni 33 km

Villages closest to Barauda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barauda village had a population of 891. That makes it the 58th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Barauda village has 433 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barauda has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Barauda covers 231.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barauda falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barauda is Amdara, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance for Barauda.

Barauda is about 33 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barauda is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Amdara is about 7.4 km away. Maihar is about 28 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahta (under 2 km), Gaura (8.8 km) and Amhata (9.7 km).

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

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