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About Baragain Village

Baragain is a mid sized village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 721 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Bhandra
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 299.04 hectares
Population 1,478
Male Population 721
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 16th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 299.04 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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 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 Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 3.2 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 Baragain
Nearest railway station Nagjua 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhandra 8.5 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 22 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 22 km

Villages closest to Baragain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandra 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 1,478. That makes it the 16th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Baragain village has 721 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragain has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Baragain is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragain covers 299.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baragain falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baragain is Nagjua, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Baragain is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Nagjua is about 3.2 km away. Bhandra is about 8.5 km away. Lohardaga 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 Khawaskhijri (under 2 km), Kundo (1.6 km) and Kanjo (1.7 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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