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About Barod Village

Barod is a mid sized village in Aron tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 434 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601 hectares hectares.

Barod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Aron
Area (hectares) 601 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 434
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 52nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 791 residents. Its 601 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

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 24 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Maban, about 22 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 Aron 7.6 km
Nearest town Āron 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Maban 22 km
District headquarters Guna 24 km

Villages closest to Barod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barod village had a population of 818. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 791 residents.

Barod village has 434 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barod has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Barod covers 601 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barod falls under Aron tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barod is Maban, about 22 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 24 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barod is in Aron tehsil of Guna district. Aron is about 7.6 km away. Āron is about 7.6 km away. Maban is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budha Dongar (1.5 km), Chandan Khiriya (1.7 km) and Banvir Khedi (2.4 km).

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

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