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About Barhata Village

Barhata is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 436 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.85 hectares hectares.

Barhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 276.85 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 436
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhata compares

By the 2011 count Barhata is the 75th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 276.85 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Barhata

Barhata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barhata as Available within 5 - 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 Barhata from other places

Barhata lies about 26 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, about 14 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 Barhata
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya Kalan 14 km
District headquarters Katni 26 km
Nearest town Murwāra 26 km

Villages closest to Barhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhata village had a population of 859. That makes it the 75th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Barhata village has 436 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhata has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Barhata covers 276.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhata falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhata is Pipariya Kalan, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barhata.

Barhata is about 26 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhata is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 6.4 km away. Pipariya Kalan is about 14 km away. Katni is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhati (under 2 km), Goindra (2.1 km) and Barua (2.3 km).

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

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