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About Behrai Village

Behrai is a mid sized village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 632 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.5 hectares hectares.

Behrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 289.5 hectares
Population 1,254
Male Population 632
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behrai compares

By the 2011 count Behrai is the 71st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 289.5 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Behrai

Behrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behrai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Behrai from other places

Behrai lies about 36 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Magardharra Ph, about 25 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 Behrai
Tehsil headquarters Barghat 16 km
Nearest railway station Magardharra Ph 25 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 33 km
District headquarters Seoni 36 km

Villages closest to Behrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behrai village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 71st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Behrai village has 632 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behrai has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Behrai covers 289.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behrai falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behrai is Magardharra Ph, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Behrai.

Behrai is about 36 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behrai is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Barghat is about 16 km away. Magardharra Ph is about 25 km away. Wārāseonī is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umarwada (3.0 km), Mau (3.3 km) and Latgaon (3.5 km).

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

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