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About Baraha Village

Baraha is a mid sized village in Rampur Baghelan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 334 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 485113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Rampur Baghelan
Pincode 485113
Area (hectares) 128.28 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 334
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraha compares

By the 2011 count Baraha is the 81st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 128.28 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Baraha

Baraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baraha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 38 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Rampur Baghelan 24 km
Nearest railway station Unchhera 26 km
Nearest town Maihar 27 km
District headquarters Satna 38 km

Villages closest to Baraha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Baghelan 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 655. That makes it the 81st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Baraha village has 334 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraha has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Baraha is 485113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraha covers 128.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraha falls under Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraha is Unchhera, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baraha.

Baraha is about 38 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 Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district. Rampur Baghelan is about 24 km away. Unchhera is about 26 km away. Maihar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhi Brat (9.2 km), Bari (11 km) and Beeda (11 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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