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About Barigaon Village

Barigaon is a mid sized village in Khoirabari tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 356 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barigaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Khoirabari
Pincode 784522
Area (hectares) 246.56 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 356
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barigaon compares

By the 2011 count Barigaon is the 58th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 246.56 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Barigaon

Barigaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barigaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 113 km from Darrang, and the nearest railway station is Khoirabari, about 24 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 Khoirabari 24 km
Nearest town Rangia 38 km
District headquarters Darrang 113 km

Villages closest to Barigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barigaon village had a population of 717. That makes it the 58th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Barigaon village has 356 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigaon has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Barigaon is 784522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barigaon covers 246.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barigaon falls under Khoirabari tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barigaon is Khoirabari, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barigaon.

Barigaon is about 113 km from Darrang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barigaon is in Khoirabari tehsil of Darrang district. Khoirabari is about 24 km away. Rangia is about 38 km away. Darrang is about 113 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athiabari Khat (10.0 km), Buduragon (17 km) and Mahaliapara (22 km).

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

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