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About Barod Village

Barod is a large village in Maksoodangarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,121, made up of 1,110 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875.13 hectares hectares.

Barod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Maksoodangarh
Area (hectares) 875.13 hectares
Population 2,121
Male Population 1,110
Female Population 1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 875.13 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

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
Nearest town Āron 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Maban 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Maksoodangarh 24 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 Maksoodangarh 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 2,121. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Barod village has 1,110 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barod has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Barod covers 875.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barod falls under Maksoodangarh 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 Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district. Āron is about 7.6 km away. Maban is about 22 km away. Maksoodangarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amargarh (5.4 km), Bhairogarh (5.4 km) and Athai Kheda (8.0 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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