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About Barpan Village

Barpan is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 344 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Barpan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barpan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 344
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barpan compares

By the 2011 count Barpan is the 134th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Barpan

Barpan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barpan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barpan from other places

Barpan lies about 30 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 32 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 Barpan
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 21 km
District headquarters Sidhi 30 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 32 km

Villages closest to Barpan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barpan village had a population of 681. That makes it the 134th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Barpan village has 344 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barpan has about 980 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 990.

Barpan covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barpan falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barpan is Majhaoli, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barpan.

Barpan is about 30 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barpan is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 21 km away. Sidhi is about 30 km away. Majhaoli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dol (under 2 km), Bharuhi (3.7 km) and Tarka (3.7 km).

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

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