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About Bahirghata Village

Bahirghata is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,215, made up of 626 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.02 hectares hectares.

Bahirghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahirghata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 695.02 hectares
Population 1,215
Male Population 626
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahirghata compares

By the 2011 count Bahirghata is the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 695.02 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bahirghata

Bahirghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahirghata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahirghata from other places

Bahirghata lies about 29 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, about 5.4 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 Bahirghata
Nearest railway station Pipariya Kalan 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 16 km
District headquarters Katni 29 km
Nearest town Murwāra 29 km

Villages closest to Bahirghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahirghata village had a population of 1,215. That makes it the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Bahirghata village has 626 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahirghata has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Bahirghata covers 695.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahirghata is Pipariya Kalan, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bahirghata.

Bahirghata is about 29 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahirghata is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Pipariya Kalan is about 5.4 km away. Barhi is about 16 km away. Katni is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paraswara Kalan (2.0 km), Khirhni (2.8 km) and Pipariya Kalan (3.1 km).

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

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