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About Barha Village

Barha is a small village in Birsinghpur tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 82 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.11 hectares hectares.

Barha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Birsinghpur
Area (hectares) 51.11 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 82
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barha compares

By the 2011 count Barha is the 99th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 51.11 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Barha

Barha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barha from other places

Barha lies about 38 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khutaha, about 19 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 Birsinghpur 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Khutaha 19 km
District headquarters Satna 38 km

Villages closest to Barha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birsinghpur 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 161. That makes it the 99th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Barha village has 82 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barha has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Barha covers 51.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barha falls under Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barha is Khutaha, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barha.

Barha is about 38 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barha is in Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district. Birsinghpur is about 9.4 km away. Khutaha is about 19 km away. Satna is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhiyar (under 2 km), Agra (under 2 km) and Halawan (under 2 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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