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About Barhai Village

Barhai is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 145 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,248 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.51 hectares hectares.

Barhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 413.51 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 145
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,248
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Barhai compares

By the 2011 count Barhai is the 203rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 413.51 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 986.

Getting to Barhai

Barhai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhai 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. The nearest villages by name are Bandi Kalan, Bandi Khurd, Barai and Bareli. 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 Barhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhai village had a population of 471. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Barhai village has 145 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhai has about 2248 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Barhai covers 413.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

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

Barhai 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 Barhai today is likely to be higher.

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