About Baraj Village

Baraj is a mid sized village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,858, made up of 965 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.78 hectares hectares.

Baraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraj village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sagar
Tehsil	Shahgarh
Area (hectares)	530.78 hectares
Population	1,858
Male Population	965
Female Population	893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraj compares

By the 2011 count Baraj is the 15th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 530.78 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 865.

Getting to Baraj

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

Baraj lies about 65 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Mawai, about 49 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 Baraj
Tehsil headquarters	Shahgarh	10 km
Nearest town	Banda	35 km
Nearest railway station	Mawai	49 km
District headquarters	Sagar	65 km

Villages closest to Baraj

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

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Common questions about Baraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraj village had a population of 1,858. That makes it the 15th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Baraj village has 965 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraj has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 865.

Baraj covers 530.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraj falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraj is Mawai, about 49 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 village for Baraj.

Baraj is about 65 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraj is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Shahgarh is about 10 km away. Banda is about 35 km away. Mawai is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.