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About Bargaon Village

Bargaon is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 138 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, 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 Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 277.5 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 138
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
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 191st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 277.5 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

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 6.6 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 3.1 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
Nearest railway station Bakal 3.1 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 6.6 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 34 km

Villages closest to Bargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khairagarh 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 291. That makes it the 191st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Bargaon village has 138 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargaon has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Bargaon covers 277.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bargaon falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bargaon is Bakal, about 3.1 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 6.6 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 Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bakal is about 3.1 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 6.6 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joratarai (12 km), Dhourabhatha (12 km) and Kusmi (13 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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