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About Barha Village

Barha is a large village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,234, made up of 1,162 males and 1,072 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892.92 hectares hectares.

Barha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 892.92 hectares
Population 2,234
Male Population 1,162
Female Population 1,072
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barha compares

By the 2011 count Barha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 892.92 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Barha

Barha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barha from other places

Barha lies about 67 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Kareli, about 44 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 Barha
Tehsil headquarters Deori 9.7 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Kareli 44 km
District headquarters Sagar 67 km

Villages closest to Barha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barha village had a population of 2,234. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Barha village has 1,162 males and 1,072 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barha has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Barha covers 892.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barha falls under Deori tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barha is Kareli, about 44 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 village for Barha.

Barha is about 67 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barha is in Deori tehsil of Sagar district. Deori is about 9.7 km away. Deori Khās is about 9.7 km away. Kareli is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mad Khera (under 2 km), Ranital (2.0 km) and Purenakaran (2.3 km).

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

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