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About Barganw Village

Barganw is one of the larger villages in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,669, made up of 4,534 males and 4,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barganw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barganw village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Pincode 845101
Area (hectares) 615.1 hectares
Population 8,669
Male Population 4,534
Female Population 4,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barganw compares

By the 2011 count Barganw is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 615.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Barganw

Barganw is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barganw as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barganw from other places

Barganw lies about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 8.0 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 Barganw
Nearest railway station Harinagar 8.0 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 8.9 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 23 km

Villages closest to Barganw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barganw village had a population of 8,669. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Barganw village has 4,534 males and 4,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barganw has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Barganw is 845101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barganw covers 615.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barganw falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barganw is Harinagar, about 8.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barganw.

Barganw is about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barganw is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Harinagar is about 8.0 km away. Rāmnagar is about 8.9 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Inar Barwa (2.6 km), Jharmahui (2.9 km) and Raibari Mahuawa (3.1 km).

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

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