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About Berja Village

Berja is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 757 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1299.95 hectares hectares.

Berja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berja village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 1299.95 hectares
Population 1,382
Male Population 757
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Berja compares

By the 2011 count Berja is the 37th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 1299.95 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Berja

Berja is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Berja as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Berja from other places

Berja lies about 25 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 10 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 Berja
Nearest railway station Khajuri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 21 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 25 km

Villages closest to Berja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berja village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 37th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Berja village has 757 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berja has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Berja covers 1299.95 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.

Berja falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Berja is Khajuri, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Berja.

Berja is about 25 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berja is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khajuri is about 10 km away. Pohri is about 21 km away. Shivpuri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gugargaon (1.5 km), Khoda (1.8 km) and Gugarpatti (2.2 km).

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

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