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About Barri Kalan Village

Barri Kalan is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 308 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.28 hectares hectares.

Barri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barri Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 161.28 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 308
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Barri Kalan is the 72nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 161.28 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Barri Kalan

Barri Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barri Kalan as Available within 5 - 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 Barri Kalan from other places

Barri Kalan lies about 58 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, 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 Barri Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Gulabhganj 42 km
District headquarters Raisen 58 km

Villages closest to Barri Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Begamganj 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 Barri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barri Kalan village had a population of 597. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Barri Kalan village has 308 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barri Kalan has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Barri Kalan covers 161.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barri Kalan falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barri Kalan is Gulabhganj, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barri Kalan.

Barri Kalan is about 58 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barri Kalan is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 7.1 km away. Gulabhganj is about 42 km away. Raisen is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barri Khurd (1.6 km), Umarkhoh (2.1 km) and Paloha (2.3 km).

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

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