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About Bargaon Village

Bargaon is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 574 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 364.37 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 574
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargaon compares

By the 2011 count Bargaon is the 26th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 364.37 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bargaon

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

Bargaon lies about 13 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 27 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 Bargaon
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 13 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 27 km

Villages closest to Bargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargaon village had a population of 1,175. That makes it the 26th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Bargaon village has 574 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargaon has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bargaon is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargaon covers 364.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bargaon falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bargaon is Raigarh, about 27 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Bargaon.

Bargaon is about 13 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargaon is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 13 km away. Raigarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salheona (3.0 km), Naughata (3.1 km) and Chhuwaripali (3.4 km).

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

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