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About Bargawan Village

Bargawan is a large village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,325, made up of 1,685 males and 1,640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares.

Bargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 3,325
Male Population 1,685
Female Population 1,640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargawan compares

By the 2011 count Bargawan is the 12th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bargawan

Bargawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bargawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 24 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 1.6 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 Laundh 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 5.3 km
Nearest town Rajauli 9.0 km
District headquarters Nawada 24 km

Villages closest to Bargawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirdala 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 3,325. That makes it the 12th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Bargawan village has 1,685 males and 1,640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargawan has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Bargawan covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bargawan falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bargawan is Laundh, about 1.6 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 village for Bargawan.

Bargawan is about 24 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargawan is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Laundh is about 1.6 km away. Sirdala is about 5.3 km away. Rajauli is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padmaul (under 2 km), Dudhaili (under 2 km) and Sidhaul (under 2 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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