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About Banjar Barela Village

Banjar Barela is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 379 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.75 hectares hectares.

Banjar Barela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjar Barela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 195.75 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 379
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjar Barela compares

By the 2011 count Banjar Barela is the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 195.75 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 Banjar Barela

Banjar Barela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banjar Barela 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banjar Barela from other places

Banjar Barela lies about 42 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, about 12 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 Banjar Barela
Nearest railway station Pipariya Kalan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 14 km
Nearest town Umaria 28 km
District headquarters Katni 42 km

Villages closest to Banjar Barela

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 Banjar Barela

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjar Barela village had a population of 779. That makes it the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Banjar Barela village has 379 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjar Barela has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Banjar Barela covers 195.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banjar Barela falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banjar Barela is Pipariya Kalan, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banjar Barela.

Banjar Barela is about 42 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjar Barela is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Pipariya Kalan is about 12 km away. Barhi is about 14 km away. Umaria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barela (under 2 km), Salaiya Sihora (1.8 km) and Keolari (2.4 km).

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

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