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About Baraj Village

Baraj is a mid sized village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 418 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.81 hectares hectares.

Baraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 262.81 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 418
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Baraj compares

By the 2011 count Baraj is the 96th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 262.81 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Baraj

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

Baraj lies about 10 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Sakariya, about 4.0 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 Baraj
Nearest railway station Sakariya 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 10 km
District headquarters Satna 10 km

Villages closest to Baraj

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 Baraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraj village had a population of 775. That makes it the 96th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Baraj village has 418 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraj has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Baraj covers 262.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baraj is Sakariya, about 4.0 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 Baraj.

Baraj is about 10 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraj is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Sakariya is about 4.0 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 10 km away. Satna is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poindha Khurd (under 2 km), Bari Khurd (under 2 km) and Bari Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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