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About Bargawan Village

Bargawan is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 844 males and 811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824125
Area (hectares) 376 hectares
Population 1,655
Male Population 844
Female Population 811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargawan compares

By the 2011 count Bargawan is the 56th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bargawan

Bargawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bargawan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bargawan from other places

Bargawan lies about 30 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 4.1 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 Bargawan
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 4.1 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 30 km

Villages closest to Bargawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargawan village had a population of 1,655. That makes it the 56th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Bargawan village has 844 males and 811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargawan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Bargawan is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargawan covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bargawan falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bargawan is Rafiganj, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bargawan.

Bargawan is about 30 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargawan is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 4.1 km away. Aurangabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaubara (under 2 km), Sonbarsa (under 2 km) and Shahmohamadpur (1.7 km).

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

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