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About Bargarh Village

Bargarh is a large village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,545, made up of 1,324 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargarh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhandaria
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 581.79 hectares
Population 2,545
Male Population 1,324
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargarh compares

By the 2011 count Bargarh is the 4th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 581.79 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bargarh

Bargarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bargarh as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bargarh from other places

Bargarh lies about 58 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 41 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 Bargarh
Tehsil headquarters Bhandaria 12 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 41 km
Nearest town Medininagar 53 km
District headquarters Garhwa 58 km

Villages closest to Bargarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargarh village had a population of 2,545. That makes it the 4th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Bargarh village has 1,324 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargarh has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bargarh is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargarh covers 581.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bargarh falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bargarh is Barwadih Junction, about 41 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bargarh.

Bargarh is about 58 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargarh is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 12 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 41 km away. Medininagar is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gothani (under 2 km), Tengari (under 2 km) and Ugra (1.9 km).

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

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