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About Arrod Village

Arrod is a large village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,266, made up of 2,304 males and 1,962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2883 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arrod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arrod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Pincode 476332
Area (hectares) 2883 hectares
Population 4,266
Male Population 2,304
Female Population 1,962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arrod compares

By the 2011 count Arrod is the 5th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 2883 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 846.

Getting to Arrod

Arrod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arrod 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 Arrod from other places

Arrod lies about 69 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Kaimarakalan, about 23 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 Arrod
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 11 km
Nearest railway station Kaimarakalan 23 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 32 km
District headquarters Sheopur 69 km

Villages closest to Arrod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arrod village had a population of 4,266. That makes it the 5th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Arrod village has 2,304 males and 1,962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arrod has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 846.

The pincode recorded for Arrod is 476332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arrod covers 2883 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arrod falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arrod is Kaimarakalan, about 23 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 Arrod.

Arrod is about 69 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arrod is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 11 km away. Kaimarakalan is about 23 km away. Sabalgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhar Baroda (2.8 km), Dhamini (3.0 km) and Dhamani (3.0 km).

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

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