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About Barai Village

Barai is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 213 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.87 hectares hectares.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 306.87 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 213
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 216th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 306.87 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barai

Barai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barai as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Bamura, Bamuri, Bandhawa Bada and Bandi Kalan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 423. That makes it the 216th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Barai village has 213 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 986 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 986.

Barai covers 306.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barai falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Barai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barai.

Barai is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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