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About Barela Village

Barela is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 915 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.54 hectares hectares.

Barela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 851.54 hectares
Population 1,818
Male Population 915
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barela compares

By the 2011 count Barela is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 851.54 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Barela

Barela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barela as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barela from other places

Barela lies about 82 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Binaiki, about 3.2 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 Binaiki 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 11 km
Nearest town Nainpur 41 km
District headquarters Seoni 82 km

Villages closest to Barela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barela village had a population of 1,818. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Barela village has 915 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barela has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Barela covers 851.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barela is Binaiki, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Barela is about 82 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 Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Binaiki is about 3.2 km away. Ghansaur is about 11 km away. Nainpur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panarjhir (2.6 km), Munda (2.6 km) and Durjanpur (2.7 km).

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

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