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About Bargaraon Village

Bargaraon is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 329 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargaraon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargaraon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176324
Area (hectares) 267.12 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 329
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargaraon compares

By the 2011 count Bargaraon is the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 267.12 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bargaraon

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

Bargaraon lies about 33 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 47 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 Bargaraon
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 11 km
District headquarters Chamba 33 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 47 km

Villages closest to Bargaraon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargaraon village had a population of 641. That makes it the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Bargaraon village has 329 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargaraon has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bargaraon is 176324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargaraon covers 267.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bargaraon falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bargaraon is Chamunda Marg, about 47 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bargaraon.

Bargaraon is about 33 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargaraon is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 11 km away. Chamba is about 33 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuthar (1.5 km), Jangal Silpiri (1.6 km) and Silpiri (1.6 km).

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

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