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About Barela Village

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 512, made up of 252 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.88 hectares hectares.

Barela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 499.88 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 252
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Barela compares

By the 2011 count Barela is the 43rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 499.88 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Barela

Barela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for 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 Barela from other places

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 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 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 Barela

As per the Census of India 2011, Barela village had a population of 512. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Barela village has 252 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barela has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Barela covers 499.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to 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 Barela.

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.

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 Banjar 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 Barela today is likely to be higher.

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