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About Bargawan Village

Bargawan is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,661, made up of 808 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares.

Bargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 1,661
Male Population 808
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
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 38th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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 76 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Gawaspur, about 3.7 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 Gawaspur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 5.1 km
Nearest town Fatwa 12 km
District headquarters Gaya 76 km

Villages closest to Bargawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 1,661. That makes it the 38th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Bargawan village has 808 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargawan has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Bargawan covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bargawan falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bargawan is Gawaspur, about 3.7 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 76 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargawan is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Gawaspur is about 3.7 km away. Fatehpur is about 5.1 km away. Fatwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewnarayan Chak (3.1 km), Alawalpur (3.8 km) and Fatehpur (5.1 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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