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About Barhi Village

Barhi is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 588 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Barhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 588
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Barhi compares

By the 2011 count Barhi is the 40th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Barhi

Barhi 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 Barhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhi from other places

Barhi lies about 27 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, 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 Barhi
Nearest railway station Pipariya Kalan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 27 km
District headquarters Katni 27 km
Nearest town Murwāra 27 km

Villages closest to Barhi

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 Barhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhi village had a population of 1,168. That makes it the 40th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Barhi village has 588 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Barhi covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barhi is Pipariya Kalan, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barhi.

Barhi is about 27 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 Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Pipariya Kalan is about 15 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 27 km away. Katni is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura (6.3 km), Ghughari (8.3 km) and Simariya (9.1 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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