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About Baronda Village

Baronda is a large village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,294, made up of 1,132 males and 1,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baronda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baronda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493885
Area (hectares) 464.26 hectares
Population 2,294
Male Population 1,132
Female Population 1,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baronda compares

By the 2011 count Baronda is the 16th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 464.26 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Baronda

Baronda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baronda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baronda from other places

Baronda lies about 46 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 6.3 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 Baronda
Nearest town Mahāsamund 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Mahasamund 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 23 km
District headquarters Raipur 46 km

Villages closest to Baronda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baronda village had a population of 2,294. That makes it the 16th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Baronda village has 1,132 males and 1,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baronda has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Baronda is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baronda covers 464.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baronda falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baronda is Mahasamund, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Baronda.

Baronda is about 46 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baronda is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Mahāsamund is about 5.1 km away. Mahasamund is about 6.3 km away. Rajim is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachkera (4.3 km), Pasaud (5.3 km) and Sarrikalan (5.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baronda today is likely to be higher.

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