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About Berua Village

Berua is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 233 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares.

Berua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 367 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 233
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Berua compares

By the 2011 count Berua is the 104th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Berua

Berua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Berua as Available within village. 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 Berua from other places

Berua lies about 80 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, 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 Berua
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 16 km
Nearest town Gādarwāra 40 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 42 km
District headquarters Raisen 80 km

Villages closest to Berua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berua village had a population of 441. That makes it the 104th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Berua village has 233 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berua has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Berua covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Berua falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Berua is Gadarwara, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Berua.

Berua is about 80 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berua is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 16 km away. Gādarwāra is about 40 km away. Gadarwara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bitali (under 2 km), Chirchita (1.9 km) and Kunwar Khedi (2.5 km).

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

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