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Barela

बारेला
Dhanora mandal
Pincode 480999
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Seetaram Kumre
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LGD code
496351
Pincode
480999
Post office
Kahani
Population
542
Households
124
Literacy rate
65.9%
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000♂
Workers
317
Distance to district centre
52 km
Distance to mandal centre
40 km
Distance to Bhopal
261 km
Distance to Hyderabad
614 km
Nearest railway station
Binaiki · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Dhuma · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barela compares

By population, Barela ranks #72 of 114 villages in Dhanora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.9%
+8.0% vs mandal average
Barela
65.9%
Dhanora mandal
57.9%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
915
−63 vs mandal average
Barela
915
Dhanora mandal
978
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
Barela
4.4
Dhanora mandal
4.3

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

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Barela at a glance

Barela is a village of 542 people in 124 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 72nd-largest of 114 villages in Dhanora tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 915 women per 1,000 men. It lies 52 km from the Seoni district centre, 3 km from Binaiki railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480999, served by Kahani post office; the LGD village code is 496351. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Dhuma, 19 km away. The sarpanch is Seetaram Kumre, and the village votes in Gotegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendra Nagesh. The population is estimated at 639 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gwari

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barela · this village54266%
Dobhi · Nainpur53857%2.2 km N
Dobhi · Nainpur56759%2.2 km N
Panarjhir · Ghansaur45359%2.6 km N
Panarjhir · Dhanora15259%2.6 km N
Umarpani · Dhanora1,25171%2.7 km SW
Gorakhpur · Ghughari83339%2.8 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barela

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)
12
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
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
SEONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
78
Distance to district HQ (km)
78
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
370.03
Irrigated area (ha)
6
Forest area (ha)
58.53

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

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Key facts — Barela

LGD code
496351
Pincode
480999
Post office
Kahani
Population (Census 2011)
542
Population (projected 2026)
639
Households
124
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
915
Literacy rate
65.9%
Coordinates
22.74814°N, 79.90441°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gotegaon
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mahendra Nagesh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Seetaram Kumre
Block / Mandal
Dhanora
Getting there

How to reach Barela

Mandal centre
Dhanora · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 37 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 52 km
≈ 1 h 47 min by car · 2 h 7 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal261 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad614 km
  • Delhi706 km
  • Mumbai836 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBinaiki3 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Dhuma19 km
  • CollegeMahakoushal Government College, Jabalpur46 km
  • Police stationpolice station48 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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