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Barha Population - Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Barha is a medium size village located in Sohagpur Tehsil of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh with total 379 families residing. The Barha village has population of 1431 of which 704 are males while 727 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barha village population of children with age 0-6 is 219 which makes up 15.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barha village is 1033 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Barha as per census is 1047, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Barha village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Barha village was 65.43 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Barha Male literacy stands at 75.38 % while female literacy rate was 55.77 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Barha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Barha village.

Barha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 379 - -
Population 1,431 704 727
Child (0-6) 219 107 112
Schedule Caste 43 24 19
Schedule Tribe 857 424 433
Literacy 65.43 % 75.38 % 55.77 %
Total Workers 856 433 423
Main Worker 133 - -
Marginal Worker 723 366 357

Caste Factor

In Barha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 59.89 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 3.00 % of total population in Barha village.

Work Profile

In Barha village out of total population, 856 were engaged in work activities. 15.54 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 84.46 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 856 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 74 were Agricultural labourer.