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About Barod Village

Barod is a large village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,267, made up of 1,146 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1481.71 hectares hectares.

Barod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Badarwas
Area (hectares) 1481.71 hectares
Population 2,267
Male Population 1,146
Female Population 1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barod compares

By the 2011 count Barod is the 16th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 1481.71 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above 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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 50 km from Shivpuri. 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
Tehsil headquarters Badarwas 9.8 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar 45 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 50 km

Villages closest to Barod

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badarwas 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 2,267. That makes it the 16th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Barod village has 1,146 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barod has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Barod covers 1481.71 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.

Barod falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Barod notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Barod.

Barod is about 50 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barod is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Badarwas is about 9.8 km away. Ashoknagar is about 45 km away. Shivpuri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alawadi (1.8 km), Odera (2.1 km) and Magrora (4.3 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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