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About Barol Village

Barol is a mid sized village in Sarangpur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 531 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.26 hectares hectares.

Barol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barol village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Sarangpur
Area (hectares) 438.26 hectares
Population 1,006
Male Population 531
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 52nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 438.26 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 43 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Paranamau, about 17 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
Nearest railway station Paranamau 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarangpur 19 km
Nearest town Sārangpur 19 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 43 km

Villages closest to Barol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangpur 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 1,006. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Barol village has 531 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barol has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Barol covers 438.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barol is Paranamau, about 17 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 - 10 km distance for Barol.

Barol is about 43 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 Sarangpur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Paranamau is about 17 km away. Sarangpur is about 19 km away. Sārangpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehtabpura (1.8 km), Kherchakhedi (1.9 km) and Tisai (2.1 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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