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About Baraha Village

Baraha is a small village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 7 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,571 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.82 hectares hectares.

Baraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 31.82 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 7
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,571
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraha compares

By the 2011 count Baraha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 31.82 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Baraha

Baraha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Baraha from other places

Baraha lies about 9.6 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Hinautaramban, about 7.4 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 Baraha
Nearest railway station Hinautaramban 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 9.6 km
District headquarters Satna 9.6 km

Villages closest to Baraha

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 Baraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraha village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Baraha village has 7 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraha has about 1571 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Baraha covers 31.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Baraha is Hinautaramban, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance for Baraha.

Baraha is about 9.6 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraha is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Hinautaramban is about 7.4 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 9.6 km away. Satna is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barakalan (under 2 km), Majhiyar (2.0 km) and Bhatpurwa (2.2 km).

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

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