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About Baber Village

Baber is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 173 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.44 hectares hectares.

Baber Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baber village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 198.44 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 173
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baber compares

By the 2011 count Baber is the 118th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 198.44 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Baber

Baber is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baber as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Baber from other places

Baber lies about 27 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 21 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 Baber
Nearest railway station Sorai 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 21 km
Nearest town Vidisha 23 km
District headquarters Raisen 27 km

Villages closest to Baber

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baber village had a population of 317. That makes it the 118th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Baber village has 173 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baber has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Baber covers 198.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baber falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baber is Sorai, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baber.

Baber is about 27 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baber is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Sorai is about 21 km away. Gairatganj is about 21 km away. Vidisha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badher (under 2 km), Badhera (under 2 km) and Chandpura (under 2 km).

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

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