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About Barda Village

Barda is a small village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 118 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.5 hectares hectares.

Barda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 280.5 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 118
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barda compares

By the 2011 count Barda is the 132nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 280.5 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 932.

Getting to Barda

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

Barda lies about 52 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 43 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 Barda
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 21 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 43 km
District headquarters Buldana 52 km

Villages closest to Barda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barda village had a population of 235. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Barda village has 118 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barda has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Barda covers 280.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barda falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Barda is Khamgaon, about 43 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 10+ km distance for Barda.

Barda is about 52 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barda is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 21 km away. Khamgaon is about 43 km away. Buldana is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardapur (under 2 km), Mel Janori (1.7 km) and Botha (2.0 km).

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

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