About Barigaon Village

Barigaon is a mid sized village in Ghograpar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 385 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.92 hectares hectares.

Barigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barigaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Baksa
Tehsil	Ghograpar
Area (hectares)	94.92 hectares
Population	737
Male Population	385
Female Population	352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barigaon compares

By the 2011 count Barigaon is the 52nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 94.92 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Barigaon

Barigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barigaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barigaon from other places

Barigaon lies about 21 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Goreswar, about 17 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 Barigaon
Nearest railway station	Goreswar	17 km
Nearest town	Rangia	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghograpar	19 km
District headquarters	Baksa	21 km

Villages closest to Barigaon

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

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Common questions about Barigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Barigaon village had a population of 737. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Barigaon village has 385 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigaon has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Barigaon covers 94.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barigaon falls under Ghograpar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barigaon is Goreswar, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barigaon.

Barigaon is about 21 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barigaon is in Ghograpar tehsil of Baksa district. Goreswar is about 17 km away. Rangia is about 18 km away. Ghograpar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.