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About Barah Village

Barah is a small village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 96 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.33 hectares hectares.

Barah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barah village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 79.33 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 96
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Barah compares

By the 2011 count Barah is the 186th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 79.33 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 927.

Getting to Barah

Barah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barah 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 Barah from other places

Barah lies about 26 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Hati, about 21 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 Barah
Nearest town Nāgod 18 km
Nearest railway station Hati 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 26 km
District headquarters Satna 26 km

Villages closest to Barah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barah village had a population of 176. That makes it the 186th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Barah village has 96 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barah has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Barah covers 79.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barah falls under Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barah is Hati, about 21 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 Barah.

Barah is about 26 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barah is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Nāgod is about 18 km away. Hati is about 21 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanwar (under 2 km), Paikauri (1.9 km) and Bauliha (2.3 km).

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

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