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Barha

Gaurihar mandal
Pincode 471516
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Barha is a village in Gaurihar mandal, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 2,404 across 470 households. The village has a literacy rate of 52.3%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
heeramani kushwaha
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LGD code
457409
Pincode
471516
Post office
Gaurihar
Population
2,404
Households
470
Literacy rate
52.3%
Sex ratio
798 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,157
Distance to district centre
76 km
Distance to Bhopal
343 km
Distance to Delhi
476 km
Nearest railway station
Raghouli · 18 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital,Laundi · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barha compares

By population, Barha ranks #20 of 151 villages in Gaurihar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.3%
−1.9% vs mandal average
Barha
52.3%
Gaurihar mandal
54.2%
Chhatarpur district
53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
798
−60 vs mandal average
Barha
798
Gaurihar mandal
858
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
Barha
5.1
Gaurihar mandal
4.9

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

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Barha at a glance

Barha is a village of 2,404 people in 470 households (Census 2011) in Gaurihar tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 20th-largest of 151 villages in Gaurihar tehsil. Literacy is 52%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 798 women per 1,000 men. It lies 76 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 40 km from Tindwara, the nearest town, 18 km from Raghouli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471516, served by Gaurihar post office; the LGD village code is 457409. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Laundi, 7 km away. The sarpanch is heeramani kushwaha, and the village votes in Rajnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arvind Pateriya. The population is estimated at 2,834 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barha · this village2,40452%
Bihta · Lavkush Nagar1,00248%0 km N
Jamupura · Lavkush Nagar32551%1.3 km SE
Biduanpurwa · Lavkush Nagar26757%1.3 km NE
Beri · Gaurihar53446%2.6 km E
Sijaee · Lavkush Nagar1,38953%2.9 km S
Padwar · Gaurihar2,57054%2.7 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
LAUNDI
Distance to district HQ (km)
80
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
26
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
927.78
Irrigated area (ha)
31.23
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Barha

LGD code
457409
Pincode
471516
Post office
Gaurihar
Population (Census 2011)
2,404
Population (projected 2026)
2,834
Households
470
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
798
Literacy rate
52.3%
Coordinates
25.17341°N, 80.06776°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rajnagar
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arvind Pateriya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
heeramani kushwaha
Block / Mandal
Gaurihar
Getting there

How to reach Barha

Mandal centre
Gaurihar · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
District centre
Chhatarpur · ≈ 76 km
≈ 2 h 37 min by car · 3 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,880 people
Tindwara · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 23 min by car · 1 h 39 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal343 kmcapital
  • Delhi476 km
  • Hyderabad881 km
  • Kolkata892 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRaghouli18 km
  • Bus stopParmanand Chauk23 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Laundi7 km
  • ATM / bankSBI Bank39 km
  • CollegeGovt Polytechnic Mahoba26 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Badausa60 km
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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, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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