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About Barahiya Village

Barahiya is a large village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,345, made up of 1,200 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.57 hectares hectares.

Barahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 343.57 hectares
Population 2,345
Male Population 1,200
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahiya compares

By the 2011 count Barahiya is the 31st largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 343.57 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Barahiya

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

Barahiya lies about 34 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 13 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 Barahiya
Nearest railway station Maihar 13 km
District headquarters Satna 34 km

Villages closest to Barahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahiya village had a population of 2,345. That makes it the 31st largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Barahiya village has 1,200 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahiya has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Barahiya covers 343.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahiya falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahiya is Maihar, about 13 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 Barahiya.

Barahiya is about 34 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahiya is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Maihar is about 13 km away. Satna is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirmili (1.7 km), Nadan Sharda Prasad (2.4 km) and Nadan Shiva Prasad (2.5 km).

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

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