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About Barhi Village

Barhi is a mid sized village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 441 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.89 hectares hectares.

Barhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 165.89 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 441
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barhi compares

By the 2011 count Barhi is the 137th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 165.89 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Barhi

The census records public bus service for Barhi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhi from other places

Barhi lies about 32 km from Satna. 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 Barhi
Tehsil headquarters Maihar 3.1 km
District headquarters Satna 32 km

Villages closest to Barhi

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 Barhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhi village had a population of 855. That makes it the 137th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Barhi village has 441 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Barhi covers 165.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Barhi.

Barhi is about 32 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhi is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Maihar is about 3.1 km away. Satna is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jeetnagar (under 2 km), Umri Paila (under 2 km) and Umri Pipari (under 2 km).

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

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