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About Bargaon Village

Bargaon is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 563 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 385.43 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 563
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargaon compares

By the 2011 count Bargaon is the 45th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 385.43 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

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 <5 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 Bargaon from other places

Bargaon lies about 23 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 18 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 Dongargaon 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 18 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 23 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 23 km

Villages closest to Bargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargaon 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 1,100. That makes it the 45th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Bargaon village has 563 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargaon has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Bargaon is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargaon covers 385.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bargaon falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bargaon is Bakal, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Bargaon.

Bargaon is about 23 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargaon is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 2.3 km away. Bakal is about 18 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gungeri Nawagaon (under 2 km), Jamsararkalan (1.7 km) and Dogargaon (2.3 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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