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About Barachh Village

Barachh is a large village in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,552, made up of 2,213 males and 2,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2309.63 hectares hectares.

Barachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barachh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaisinghnagar
Area (hectares) 2309.63 hectares
Population 4,552
Male Population 2,213
Female Population 2,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barachh compares

By the 2011 count Barachh is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 2309.63 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Barachh

Barachh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barachh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barachh from other places

Barachh lies about 75 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Beohari, about 6.4 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 Barachh
Nearest railway station Beohari 6.4 km
Nearest town Beohāri 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghnagar 31 km
District headquarters Shahdol 75 km

Villages closest to Barachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barachh village had a population of 4,552. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Barachh village has 2,213 males and 2,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barachh has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Barachh covers 2309.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barachh falls under Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barachh is Beohari, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance for Barachh.

Barachh is about 75 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barachh is in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 6.4 km away. Beohāri is about 8.4 km away. Jaisinghnagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkachh (under 2 km), Koylari (8.6 km) and Amdih (12 km).

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

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