About Barji Village

Barji is a mid sized village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,749, made up of 898 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605.23 hectares hectares.

Barji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barji village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Rithi
Area (hectares)	605.23 hectares
Population	1,749
Male Population	898
Female Population	851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barji compares

By the 2011 count Barji is the 17th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 605.23 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Barji

Barji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barji as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barji from other places

Barji lies about 36 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 2.1 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 Barji
Nearest railway station	Bakhleta	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rithi	10 km
District headquarters	Katni	36 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	36 km

Villages closest to Barji

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

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Common questions about Barji

As per the Census of India 2011, Barji village had a population of 1,749. That makes it the 17th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Barji village has 898 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barji has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Barji covers 605.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barji falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barji is Bakhleta, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance for Barji.

Barji is about 36 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barji is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Bakhleta is about 2.1 km away. Rithi is about 10 km away. Katni is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.