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About Barga Village

Barga is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 524 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.93 hectares hectares.

Barga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barga village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 350.93 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 524
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Barga compares

By the 2011 count Barga is the 22nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 350.93 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Barga

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

Barga lies about 72 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Umaria, about 42 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 Barga
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 24 km
Nearest railway station Umaria 42 km
District headquarters Mandla 72 km

Villages closest to Barga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barga village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Barga village has 524 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barga has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Barga covers 350.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barga falls under Niwas tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barga is Umaria, about 42 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 Barga.

Barga is about 72 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barga is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 24 km away. Umaria is about 42 km away. Mandla is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapa Mal (9.9 km), Bhardwara Ryt (10 km) and Katangi (12 km).

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

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