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About Bargaon Village

Bargaon is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 415 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Pincode 854329
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 415
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
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 Bargaon compares

By the 2011 count Bargaon is the 74th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bargaon

Bargaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bargaon 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 Bargaon from other places

Bargaon lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 22 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 Bargaon
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 8.5 km
District headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 22 km

Villages closest to Bargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargaon village had a population of 768. That makes it the 74th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Bargaon village has 415 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargaon has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bargaon is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargaon covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bargaon falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bargaon is Araria Court, about 22 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 Bargaon.

Bargaon is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargaon is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 8.5 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria 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 Dipnagar (under 2 km), Gyaspur (1.5 km) and Pipra (1.6 km).

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

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