About Barela Village

Barela is a mid sized village in Dhanora tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 283 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.03 hectares hectares.

Barela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barela village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Seoni
Tehsil	Dhanora
Area (hectares)	370.03 hectares
Population	542
Male Population	283
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Barela compares

By the 2011 count Barela is the 68th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 754 residents. Its 370.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Barela

Barela is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barela 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barela from other places

Barela lies about 34 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Umaria Isra, 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 Barela
Nearest railway station	Umaria Isra	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanora	32 km
District headquarters	Seoni	34 km

Villages closest to Barela

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

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Common questions about Barela

As per the Census of India 2011, Barela village had a population of 542. That makes it the 68th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 754 residents.

Barela village has 283 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barela has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Barela covers 370.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barela falls under Dhanora tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barela is Umaria Isra, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barela.

Barela is about 34 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barela is in Dhanora tehsil of Seoni district. Umaria Isra is about 25 km away. Dhanora is about 32 km away. Seoni is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.