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About Barhai Village

Barhai is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 418 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.93 hectares hectares.

Barhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 246.93 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 418
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhai compares

By the 2011 count Barhai is the 90th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 246.93 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Barhai

Barhai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhai as Available within village. 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 Barhai from other places

Barhai lies about 49 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 53 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 Barhai
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 9.7 km
District headquarters Buldana 49 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 53 km

Villages closest to Barhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhai village had a population of 820. That makes it the 90th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Barhai village has 418 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhai has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Barhai covers 246.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhai falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Barhai is Khamgaon, about 53 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barhai.

Barhai is about 49 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhai is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 9.7 km away. Buldana is about 49 km away. Khamgaon is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchala (under 2 km), Nandra N Bhalegaon (under 2 km) and Raipur (2.2 km).

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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