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About Bharrigaon Village

Bharrigaon is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 340 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharrigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharrigaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 156.59 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 340
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharrigaon compares

By the 2011 count Bharrigaon is the 78th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 156.59 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Bharrigaon

Bharrigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharrigaon as Available. 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 Bharrigaon from other places

Bharrigaon lies about 61 km from Durg. 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 Bharrigaon
Nearest town Dhamtari 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 8.2 km
District headquarters Durg 61 km

Villages closest to Bharrigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharrigaon village had a population of 690. That makes it the 78th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Bharrigaon village has 340 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharrigaon has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Bharrigaon is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharrigaon covers 156.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharrigaon falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bharrigaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bharrigaon.

Bharrigaon is about 61 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharrigaon is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Dhamtari is about 7.7 km away. Gurur is about 8.2 km away. Durg is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhar Khan (1.9 km), Chandanbirhi (2.1 km) and Usarwara (2.1 km).

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

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