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About Barotha Village

Barotha is a large village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,112, made up of 1,625 males and 1,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barotha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475110
Area (hectares) 534.72 hectares
Population 3,112
Male Population 1,625
Female Population 1,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barotha compares

By the 2011 count Barotha is the 8th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 534.72 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Barotha

Barotha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barotha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barotha from other places

Barotha lies about 43 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Dabra, about 3.0 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 Barotha
Nearest railway station Dabra 3.0 km
District headquarters Gwalior 43 km

Villages closest to Barotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barotha village had a population of 3,112. That makes it the 8th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Barotha village has 1,625 males and 1,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barotha has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Barotha is 475110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barotha covers 534.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barotha falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barotha is Dabra, about 3.0 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barotha.

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

Barotha is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Dabra is about 3.0 km away. Gwalior is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirohi (under 2 km), Itayal (2.9 km) and Dabra (3.4 km).

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

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