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About Barod Village

Barod is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,682, made up of 925 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 843 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 435350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Pincode 435350
Area (hectares) 843 hectares
Population 1,682
Male Population 925
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barod compares

By the 2011 count Barod is the 24th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 843 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

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 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 Barod from other places

Barod lies about 32 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 18 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 Barod
Nearest railway station Parakheda 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 18 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 32 km

Villages closest to Barod

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pohri 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 1,682. That makes it the 24th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Barod village has 925 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barod has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Barod is 435350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barod covers 843 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Barod is Parakheda, about 18 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 Barod.

Barod is about 32 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 Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Parakheda is about 18 km away. Pohri is about 18 km away. Shivpuri 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 Rasera (under 2 km), Jariya Khurd (1.5 km) and Laxmipura (2.0 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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