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About Barhana Village

Barhana is a large village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,825, made up of 1,497 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814.15 hectares hectares.

Barhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 814.15 hectares
Population 2,825
Male Population 1,497
Female Population 1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhana compares

By the 2011 count Barhana is the 13th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 814.15 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Barhana

Barhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barhana from other places

Barhana lies about 22 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Jaitwar, about 4.4 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 Barhana
Nearest railway station Jaitwar 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 22 km
District headquarters Satna 22 km

Villages closest to Barhana

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 Barhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhana village had a population of 2,825. That makes it the 13th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Barhana village has 1,497 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhana has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Barhana covers 814.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barhana is Jaitwar, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barhana.

Barhana is about 22 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhana is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Jaitwar is about 4.4 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 22 km away. Satna is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semra (under 2 km), Salaiya (4.4 km) and Nandna (6.0 km).

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

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