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About Baragain Village

Baragain is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 83 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Baragain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 83
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baragain compares

By the 2011 count Baragain is the 161st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1001.

Getting to Baragain

Baragain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baragain as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baragain from other places

Baragain lies about 22 km from Khunti. 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 Baragain
Tehsil headquarters Karra 5.1 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km

Villages closest to Baragain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragain village had a population of 175. That makes it the 161st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Baragain village has 83 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragain has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Baragain covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baragain falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Baragain notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baragain.

Baragain is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragain is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 5.1 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sardulla (under 2 km), Palsa (under 2 km) and Sangor (2.1 km).

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

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