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About Barad Village

Barad is one of the larger villages in Mudkhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,930, made up of 5,040 males and 4,890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2263 hectares hectares.

Barad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mudkhed
Area (hectares) 2263 hectares
Population 9,930
Male Population 5,040
Female Population 4,890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barad compares

By the 2011 count Barad is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 2263 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Barad

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

Barad lies about 17 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Mugat, about 6.7 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 Barad
Nearest railway station Mugat 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mudkhed 8.8 km
District headquarters Nanded 17 km

Villages closest to Barad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barad village had a population of 9,930. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Barad village has 5,040 males and 4,890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barad has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Barad covers 2263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barad falls under Mudkhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Barad is Mugat, about 6.7 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 Barad.

Barad is about 17 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barad is in Mudkhed tehsil of Nanded district. Mugat is about 6.7 km away. Mudkhed is about 8.8 km away. Nanded is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongargaon (2.0 km), Borgaon Nandri (3.8 km) and Nageli (4.3 km).

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

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