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About Barod Village

Barod is a large village in Dungarpur tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,030, made up of 1,039 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barod village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Dungarpur
Pincode 314001
Area (hectares) 534 hectares
Population 2,030
Male Population 1,039
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barod compares

By the 2011 count Barod is the 70th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,478 residents. Its 534 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Barod

Barod is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barod as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Barod from other places

Barod lies about 11 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kotana, about 5.4 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 Kotana 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dungarpur 11 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 11 km

Villages closest to Barod

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dungarpur 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 2,030. That makes it the 70th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,478 residents.

Barod village has 1,039 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barod has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Barod is 314001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barod covers 534 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barod falls under Dungarpur tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barod is Kotana, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barod.

Barod is about 11 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barod is in Dungarpur tehsil of Dungarpur district. Kotana is about 5.4 km away. Dungarpur is about 11 km away. Dūngarpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satora (under 2 km), Garamoraiya (under 2 km) and Nawagaon Farras (1.8 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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