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About Barol Village

Barol is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 318 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.7 hectares hectares.

Barol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barol village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 234.7 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 318
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barol compares

By the 2011 count Barol is the 66th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 234.7 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Barol

Barol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barol 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barol from other places

Barol lies about 18 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 29 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 Barol
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 16 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 18 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 18 km
Nearest railway station Pench 29 km

Villages closest to Barol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barol village had a population of 654. That makes it the 66th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Barol village has 318 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barol has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Barol covers 234.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barol falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barol is Pench, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barol.

Barol is about 18 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barol is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 16 km away. Rajgarh is about 18 km away. Rājgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pura Barol (under 2 km), Bijaypur (under 2 km) and Suwahedi (under 2 km).

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

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