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About Barhai Village

Barhai is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 393 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.84 hectares hectares.

Barhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 196.84 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 393
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhai compares

By the 2011 count Barhai is the 97th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 196.84 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Barhai

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

Barhai lies about 107 km from Shahdol. 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 Barhai
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 27 km
Nearest town Beohāri 27 km
District headquarters Shahdol 107 km

Villages closest to Barhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhai village had a population of 759. That makes it the 97th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Barhai village has 393 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhai has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Barhai covers 196.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhai falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Barhai notes the nearest railway station 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 Barhai.

Barhai is about 107 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhai is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 27 km away. Beohāri is about 27 km away. Shahdol is about 107 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenduha (2.4 km), Bhamraha (3.6 km) and Baraha Tola (3.7 km).

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

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