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About Barodakan Village

Barodakan is a large village in Kathumar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,794, made up of 1,442 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 807 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barodakan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barodakan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kathumar
Pincode 321605
Area (hectares) 807 hectares
Population 2,794
Male Population 1,442
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barodakan compares

By the 2011 count Barodakan is the 17th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 807 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Barodakan

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

Barodakan lies about 41 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Jhareda, about 13 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 Barodakan
Tehsil headquarters Kathumar 11 km
Nearest railway station Jhareda 13 km
Nearest town Nagar 14 km
District headquarters Alwar 41 km

Villages closest to Barodakan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barodakan village had a population of 2,794. That makes it the 17th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Barodakan village has 1,442 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barodakan has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Barodakan is 321605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barodakan covers 807 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barodakan falls under Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barodakan is Jhareda, about 13 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 Barodakan.

Barodakan is about 41 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barodakan is in Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district. Kathumar is about 11 km away. Jhareda is about 13 km away. Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (1.5 km), Itola (1.7 km) and Jodhpura (1.9 km).

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

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