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About Barha Village

Barha is a small village in Nagod tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 251 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.57 hectares hectares.

Barha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Nagod
Area (hectares) 101.57 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 251
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
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 122nd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 101.57 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

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 34 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, about 30 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 Nagod 13 km
Nearest town Nāgod 13 km
Nearest railway station Unchhera 30 km
District headquarters Satna 34 km

Villages closest to Barha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagod 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 465. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Barha village has 251 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barha has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Barha covers 101.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barha is Unchhera, about 30 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 34 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 Nagod tehsil of Satna district. Nagod is about 13 km away. Nāgod is about 13 km away. Unchhera is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patna (under 2 km), Jhigodar (under 2 km) and Umariha (1.7 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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