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About Barola Village

Barola is a small village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 196 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares.

Barola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 459 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 196
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barola compares

By the 2011 count Barola is the 170th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 459 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Barola

Barola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barola as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Barola from other places

Barola lies about 25 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Piprai Gaon, about 3.3 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 Barola
Nearest railway station Piprai Gaon 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 17 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 25 km

Villages closest to Barola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barola village had a population of 383. That makes it the 170th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Barola village has 196 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barola has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Barola covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barola falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barola is Piprai Gaon, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barola.

Barola is about 25 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barola is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Piprai Gaon is about 3.3 km away. Mungaoli is about 17 km away. Ashoknagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhewala (1.7 km), Chirwas (2.0 km) and Bamanua (2.4 km).

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

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