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About Barua Village

Barua is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 426 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.71 hectares hectares.

Barua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 307.71 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 426
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Barua compares

By the 2011 count Barua is the 81st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 307.71 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Barua

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

Barua lies about 28 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, about 15 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 Barua
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya Kalan 15 km
District headquarters Katni 28 km
Nearest town Murwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Barua

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 Barua

As per the Census of India 2011, Barua village had a population of 796. That makes it the 81st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Barua village has 426 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barua has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Barua covers 307.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barua is Pipariya Kalan, about 15 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 Barua.

Barua is about 28 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barua is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 5.0 km away. Pipariya Kalan is about 15 km away. Katni 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 Barhati (under 2 km), Hantala (1.8 km) and Bhimpar (2.1 km).

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

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