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Baherakhar

Birsa mandal
Pincode 481116
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Basant Meravi
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LGD code
498195
Pincode
481116
Post office
Malanjkhand
Population
460
Households
99
Literacy rate
57.4%
Sex ratio
1072 ♀/1000♂
Workers
263
Distance to district centre
98 km
Distance to mandal centre
64 km
Distance to Bhopal
362 km
Distance to Hyderabad
576 km
Nearest railway station
Bamhani Banjar · 54 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Malanjik copper project hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Baherakhar compares

By population, Baherakhar ranks #111 of 159 villages in Birsa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.4%
+2.1% vs mandal average
Baherakhar
57.4%
Birsa mandal
55.3%
Balaghat district
67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,072
+44 vs mandal average
Baherakhar
1,072
Birsa mandal
1,028
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
Baherakhar
4.6
Birsa mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Baherakhar at a glance

Baherakhar is a village of 460 people in 99 households (Census 2011) in Birsa tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 111th-largest of 159 villages in Birsa tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,072 women per 1,000 men. It lies 98 km from the Balaghat district centre, 54 km from Bamhani Banjar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481116, served by Malanjkhand post office; the LGD village code is 498195. The nearest hospital or health centre is Malanjik copper project hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Basant Meravi, and the village votes in Paraswada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bhau Bhagat. The population is estimated at 542 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhimlat

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Baherakhar · this village46057%
Basinkhar · Birsa77360%1.3 km SE
Bhimlat · Birsa83865%1.8 km W
Nikum · Birsa1,36171%2.7 km SE
Bhandarpur · Birsa1,42264%4.9 km S
Sahegaon · Birsa48164%5.9 km W
Lagma · Birsa1,32453%6.3 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baherakhar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MALAJKHAND
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
85
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
27
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
303.64
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
41.37

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Baherakhar

LGD code
498195
Pincode
481116
Post office
Malanjkhand
Population (Census 2011)
460
Population (projected 2026)
542
Households
99
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1072
Literacy rate
57.4%
Coordinates
22.12436°N, 80.71793°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Balaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Paraswada
Member of Parliament
Bharti Pardhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Madhu Bhau Bhagat
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Basant Meravi
Block / Mandal
Birsa
Getting there

How to reach Baherakhar

Mandal centre
Birsa · ≈ 64 km
≈ 2 h 12 min by car · 2 h 37 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balaghat · ≈ 98 km
≈ 3 h 22 min by car · 4 h by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal362 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad576 km
  • Kolkata788 km
  • Delhi803 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBamhani Banjar54 km
  • Bus stopBus Stand Birsa14 km
  • Hospital / PHCMalanjik copper project hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India18 km
  • Petrol pumpBahrat Petrol Pump Pouni Malajkhand9 km
  • Police stationPolice Station9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Baherakhar

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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