About Barod Village

Barod is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 125 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barod village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	72.35 hectares
Population	257
Male Population	125
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barod compares

By the 2011 count Barod is the 117th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 72.35 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Barod

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

How far is Barod from other places

Barod lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Barod
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	2.5 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	32 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	34 km
District headquarters	Mandi	43 km

Villages closest to Barod

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

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Common questions about Barod

As per the Census of India 2011, Barod village had a population of 257. That makes it the 117th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Barod village has 125 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barod has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Barod is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barod covers 72.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barod falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barod is Summer Hill, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barod is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barod is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 2.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 32 km away. Summer Hill is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.